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J -- DRYDOCKING & REPAIRS OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD CUTTER CUTTYHUNK (WPB 1322) SOL DTCG85-98-B-625M15 DUE 012198 POC Contracting Officer, Dianne H. Jackson (510) 437-3809 E-MAIL: Dianne Jackson, Coast Guard Naval Engineering, Contracting Officer, Dianne Jackson/mlcp@internet.uscg.mil. Maintenance and Logistic Command, Pacific is proposing a contract for the drydocking and repairs of the USCGC CUTTYHUNK homeported Port Angeles, WA. The work shall be performed at the contractor's facility. The period of performance commences 16 March 1998 and ends 01 May 1998. Major work items include but not limited to temporary services, underwater body inspection, underwater body preservation, sea valve and sea strainer overhaul, ridgid hull inflatable davit, warping capstan overhaul, sewage and gray piping cleaning and inspection, sewage, fire, bildge & A/C Cooling Water Pump Overhaul, Steering Cable & Hydraulic Booster System Insp. & Overhaul and Rudder Renewal, Exhaust Piping Inspection, Junction Box Fastener Replacement, Ship Service Generators Cleaning, and Engine Room Hatch Hinge Renewal and Freeboard Preservation. The solicitation is under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The solicitation will be issued on or about 08 December 1997. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital 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 forms concerning the STLP, call OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. All responsible sources may submit and offer which shall be considered by the agency. See Note 22. (0316)

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