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

20 -- COMPOSITE PILES SOL DTCG83-97-B-3WF002 DUE 092497 POC Audrey L. Overholt, (216) 902-6217. Composite piles which meet the requirements of one of the alternatives listed in the specification. Alternative 1: Fiberglass Tubular Piling. A hollow composite structural exoskeleton molded in a 360 degree shell to various wall thickness, diameters and lengths. Pile is comprised of a UV resistant acrylic barrier skin, advanced composite FRP structural shell molded with Derakane Vinyl Ester Resin and E-Glass reinforcements, and a rough shear-lock of pure resin having ridges of adequate size to create a mechanical lock with filler materials. Alternative 2: Precast/stressed composite piles. Piles shall be prepared in accordance with ACI 315 Standards. Indicate outside diameter and wall thickness of composite reinforcement tube. Provide sufficient detail to substantiate appropriate strength for FRP/polymer reinforcing tube. Alternative 3: Composite plastic and steel pilings. The plastic shall be a mixture of one or more of the following recycled post consumer or post industrial thermoplastics; high density polyethylene and low density polyethylene. This plastic shall bemixed with appropriate colorants, U.V. inhibitors and antioxidants, so that the resulting plastic portion of the product shall conform to the characteristics identified in the specification. The piles shall be delivered to Commanding Officer, USCG Group/MSO Philadelphia, 1 Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Performance period is 45 DANTP. The SIC Code for this solicitation is 3087 and the business size standard is 500 employees. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small business concerns only. All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered by the agency. Telephone requests are not accepted. Only written requests received directly from the requestor will be accepted. Please telefax your request to (216) 902-6277. Anticipated bid opening date is on or about 24 September 1997. For a listing of all available procurements which are currently on the street, a Procurement Information Line has been edtablished. Please call (216) 902-6222 and a description of the project, solicitation number, contract specialist and bid or quote closing date will be provided. "This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Utilization (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 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." (0217)

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