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20 -- REPAIR OF PROPULSION SHAFT SOL DTCG40-97-Q-60054 DUE 080897 POC Point of Contact -- Contract Specialist -- Kathy Fields, (410) 762-6473, Fax, (410) 762-6056; Contracting Officer -- Sandra McKay, (410) 762-6476 E-MAIL: USCG Engineering Logistics Center, Baltimore, MD, 62012049@eln.attmail.com. The Coast Guard has a requirement to provide all labor and material required for the Repair, Inspection, Testing, Preservation, Packaging and Marking of a Government Furnished propulsion shaft used on the 225'WLB Coast Guard Cutters. The required repairs shall be in accordance with Coast Guard Specification R-243-0309, Barcoding shall be in accordance with Specification 4330-D-000-100. The subject shaft is 46' 4 3/8" in length with a 14" basic shaft diameter and 37 1/4" flange diameter and was forged from ASTM A668/A668M-96 Class E material (Same as American Bureau of Shipping ABS Grade-4). The shaft weighs approximately 24,000 lbs. The manufacturing of a sleeve in accordance with ASTM-B369-93 UNS. No. C96400 centrifugally cast with Supplementary Requirements S2.1, S3, and S5.1 will be included as a contingency item in this requirement. Straightening, Balancing and Welding Procedures and Qualifications shall also be submitted for approval. This is a one-time buy for repair of one shaft. Delivery of theArrival Test & Inspection Reports shall be 30 days after receipt of the government furnished shaft. Delivery of the repaired shaft shall be 90 days after notice to proceed with repairs is issued. Delivery to be F.O.B. Destination to the USCG Engineering Logistics Center, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226. See Numbered Note #26. All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered by the agency. "This is for informational purposes 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, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above." (AC0627074-02) (0178)

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