Commander (VPL), USCG MLC (Pacific), Naval Engineering Division, Coast Guard Island, Building 50-7, Alameda, CA 94501-5100

J -- DOCKSIDE REPAIRS ON USCGC MIDGETT AT PIER 36 IN SEATTLE, WA SOL DTCG85-98-Q-625209 DUE 010698 POC Rebecca Budde, Contracting Officer at (510) 437-3988 Fax (510) 437-3392 WEB: na, na. E-MAIL: na, na. USCG Maintenance & Logistics Command in Alameda, CA, proposes to contract for Dockside Repairs on USCGC MIDGETT, a 378' high endurance cutter, homeported in Seattle, WA. Work will start on 12 Jan and complete by 30 Jan 1998 at Pier 36 in Seattle, WA. Work will include starboard bulwark and bow (area above the waterline) repair. A Request for Quotation will be issued on 18 Dec 1998. Quotes will be due this office on 6 Jan 1998 at 2:00 PM. Facsimile quotes will be accepted. For Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, The Department of Transportation (DOT) Minority, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-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 STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above.**** SEE NOTE #1. (0338)

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