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J -- BOAT REPAIRS TO CRANE BARGE FS-28 SOL DTMA92-97-R-00183 DUE 071197 POC Contact Point: Michael Bagley, 757-887-3233 X 17, FAX 757-887-1188; Contracting Officer: Laurel Bishop, 757-441-3120, FAX 757-440-0321 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via e-mail, toni.kimbrough@marad.dot.gov. Bid package requirements include, towing of Crane Barge FS-28, steel hull, 102.5' X 31' X 7', from the James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, VA to contractor's facility and return on completion of repairs, drydocking, blasting and painting of hull, high pressure water wash and painting of superstructure, gas freeing, fuel oil tank testing and repairs, main engine oil seal renewal, and sea valve repairs. Small business set aside, performance must be within the Port of Hampton Roads, Norfolk, VA. All bidders must provide a full mailing address, RFQ cannot be mailed to a post office box. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0176)

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