Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East 9th St., Room 2179, Cleveland, OH 44199-2060

Z -- REPOINT AND PAINT OCRACOKE LIGHTHOUSE AT USCG GROUP BUXTON, NC. SOL DTCG83-97-Q-3WF397 DUE 092997 POC Agnes Lewis (216) 902-6221 Furnish all labor, material, equipment, and transportation to prepare surface, paint, repoint brick, fabricate and install entrance door and window vents at Ocracoke Lighthouse. Clean and repoint interior brick, replace lantern level stucco, fabricate and install wooden entrance door and (4) window vents, prepare surface and pint generator building. Remove and properly dispose of non-lead based paint chips. Clean and paint lighthouse structure (approx. 4100 square feet). Prepare surface and paint latern level metal work on lighthouse structure. Remove and properly dispose of lead based paint chips/flakes (approx. 510 sf of surface area). Performance period is 120 days After Notice to Proceed. Estimate range is $25,000.00 to $100,000.00. The SIC Code 1721. The size standard is 7.0 million. TELEPHONE REQUESTS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. There will be a $15.00 charge for plans and specifications. Make checkpayable to U.S. Coast Guard. Cashiers checks, money order and company checks will be accepted. No personal checks accepted. Only written request received along with the deposit will be accepted. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION BEING SOLICITED AND AWARDED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. This Notice is for information purposes for Minority, Women-Owend and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assit minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to aquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, payment, and performance bonds up to 10 $1. million per contract. The DOT provide an 80% quarnanty available under the DOT Short Term Lending Proram (SLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $5000.000. For further information and applicable forms concering Bonding Assistant Program and/or the STLP please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above. (0192)

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