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J -- USCGC IRONWOOD DRY DOCK AND REPAIR SOL DTCG85-98-B-625M06 DUE 112597 POC Mary Ann Sanchez, Contracting Officer, 510-437-5742 E-MAIL: Mary Sanchez, Coast Guard Naval Engineering, Contracting, Mary Sanchez/mlcp@internet.uscg.mil. Request dry dock & repair for USCGC IRONWOOD (WLB 297) homeported in Kodiak, AK. Repairs to be performed at the Contractor's facility. Major work items inlcude but are not limited to: Gantt (Bar) Production Chart; Temporary Services, Dry Dock; Drydocking; Underwater Body Inspection; Zinc Anode Renewal; Underwater Body Preservation (Partial); Sea Valve, Sea Strainer, & Waster Piece O/H; Allied D5000CT Single Point Davit O/H; Propulsion Shaft Thrust Bearing, Stern Seal, & Pedestal Brearing O/H; Fathometer Transducer Renewal; Electric Motor O/H; Steering Gear Inspection & O/H; Air Receiver Inspections & Testing; Buoy Deck/Port Preservation; Sewage Tank Cleaning & Inspection; F/O & L/O Tank Cleaning & Inspection; Bow Thruster Maintenance; Rudder, Rudder Stock Maintenance; Ultrasonic Measurement of Hull Plating Thickness; Mast Preservation (100%); MDE L/O Flexible Piping Modification; Vacuum Sewage Collection Tank Renewal; AFT Turbid Tank Renewal; Sea Strainer O/H; Bow Thruster Compartment Preservation; Longitudinal #9 Renewal; Polymeric Deck Coverings Replacement; Hydraulic Locker Insulation Renewal; Heat Exchanger O/H; Ventilation Duct Cleaning & Fan O/H; Cargo Hatch & Drain Channel Preservation; Electrical Matting Renewal; Freeboard Preservation; Superstructure Preservation; Waveguide Replacement; 35ft Whip Antenna Renewal; Navigatin Light Upgrade; and Central Hydraulic system Piping Reneweal & Pump Upgrade. This Solicitation is pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. A Solicitation will be issued on or about 10/14/97. Performnce period for this work is 01/20/98 -- 03/13/98. All resonsible sources may submit a bid and all bids will be considered by this agency. For Women-owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises to acquire short-term working captial assistance for transprotation-related contracts, loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at the prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information concerning the acquisition, contact the Contracting Officer listed above. (0269)

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