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J -- DOCKSIDE REPAIRS TO USCGC KEY LARGO (WPB-1324) SOL DTCG80-98-Q-3FA707 DUE 101697 POC Contact Ms. Cindy Floyd,Contract Specialist, (757) 628-4653 Fax(757) 628-4676 This is a notice of Request for Quotation. Written quotations will be required. The RFQ will be issued on or about October 1997. Anticipated award date is on or about 14 December 1997, subject to the availability of funds. Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform dockside repairs including, but not limited to, the following Minimum Items: 1) Clean and inspect Heat Exchangers. 2) Overhaul Fast Lube OIl Change. 3) Overhaul Bilge Pump Assembly. 4) Overhaul Appleton Marine electro Hydraulic Crane. 5) Hydroblast Sewage and Grey Water System Piping. Vessel availability schedule is 26 January 1998 for 21 days. The place of performance will be U.S. Coast Guard Integrated Support Command in Miami Beach, Florida. All referenced documents are available for viewing at 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA. The proposed contract listed here is part of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Plans and specifications will be issued on or after 02 October 1997. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. This Notice is for information purposes for MInority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has alisted 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. Released by: C. Floyd, Contracting Specialist, Released by: Louis Romano, Contracting Specialist. (0252)

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