Commanding Officer, Civil Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 21747, 709 W. 9th Street, Room 817, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1747

Z -- DRAINAGE AND PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS AT USCG FAMILY HOUSING CORDOVA, ALASKA SOL DTCG87-97-B-643116 DUE 090897 POC R. B. Wade, Contracting Officer, (907)463-2418 DTCG87-97-B-643116 -- Drainage and Playground Improvements, USCG Family Housing Cordova, Alaska. Provide all materials, equipment, transportion, incidentals to perform labor to construct drainage improvements, install a pre-engineered metal pavilion and Government Furnished wood play equipment at USCG Family Housing, Cordova, Alaska in accordance with the plans and specifications. Work includes, but is not limited to clearing and grubbing including the removal of brush trees, roots and tree stumps, demolish and remove existing play equipment at the playground. Fill, grade and compact the playground area. Remove two wooden foot bridges crossing a drainage ditch in front of the playground, assemble and install the following government furnished materials at the playground: Pre-engineered metal pavilion 40' X 30') and wood platform play equipment (which will cover the play equipment), install protective surfacing (loose fill surfacing material) around and under the play equipment and protective paddingaround the pavilion columns, and movement of the government furnished equipment stored at USCG Air Station Cordova, approximatley 15 miles from the city of Cordova. The work required by this solicitation is identified as Industry Standard #1629 and the applicable size standard is $17.0 million dollars in annual receipts for the past three years. This procurement is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, Public Law 100-656, as implemented by the OFPP Policy Directive and Test Plan dated 8/31/89. This is not a small business set-aside. The estimated price is between $100,00 and $500,000. Contract completion time is 300 calendar days after notice of award. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the U. S. Coast Guard. Requests for bid documents must be submitted and received by this office no later than 5 August 1997. 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. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontractor at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guarantee of the bid bond amount to a surety against losses. 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. There is a non-refundable fee of $15.00 for this solicitation. Interested parties can obtain a bid package by contacting Commanding Officer (ko), Civil Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 21747, Juneau, AK 99802-1747. R. Wade/CEUJuneau@internet.uscg.mil CivilEngineering Unit (0199)

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