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

Z -- UPGRADE FUEL FARM AND HELICOPTER PARKING/REFUELING AREAS AT USCG AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY AT CORDOVA, ALASKA SOL DTCG87-97-B-643121 DUE 091597 POC R. B. Wade, Contracting Officer, (907)463-2418 DTCG87-97-B-643121 -- Upgrade Fuel Farm and Helicopter Parking/Refueling Areas at USCG Aviation Support Facility, Cordova, Alaska. Provide all materials, equipment, transportion, incidentals to perform labor to construct approximately 92 linear feet of 6" cast iron drain pipe from existing hangar trench discharge point to existing septic tank, construct 30' X 30' concrete fueling pad, provide and install overfill prevention system for each of the two existing 10,000 gallon (above ground) JP-5 fuel storage tanks. Existing fuel piping will require modification. Provide and install anti-siphon valves on each of the discharge lines of the two eexisting 10,000 gallon JP-5 fuel storage tanks which will require fuel piping modification. All work shall be in accordance with the plans and specifications. The work required by this solicitation is identified as Industry Standard #1771 and the applicable size standard is $7.0 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 $250,000. Contract completion time is 200 calendar days after notice of award. Work cannot commence at the site until the first week of October and all work must be completed prior to 30 April 1998. 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 8 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 primeor 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 Civil Engineering Unit (0205)

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