Commander (v), USCG, Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic, 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA 23510-9102

J -- J DRYDOCK REPAIRS TO USCGC GALLATIN (WHEC-721) SOL DTCG80-98-B-3FC753 DUE 020598 POC Contact Ms. Kay Griffin, Contract Specialist (757) 628-4646 or Mr. Pyong N. Ko, Contracting Officer (757) 628-4645. Provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary to perform routine Drydocking including, but not limited to, the following Minimum Items: 1) Renew Steel at Breast. 2) Renew Bulwark Piping on Fantail. 3) Renew Bulwark Stiffeners. 4) Install Starboard Fairwater and Bracket. 5) Overhaul Stern Tube Seals. 6) Renew Shaft Bearing Staves. 7) Inspect Both Controllable Pitch Propeller System Hub Assemblies. 8) Actuating Unit (Servo Box) Inspection and Pump Overhaul. 9) Overhaul Sea Strainers. 10) Reconfigure CIWS Overboard Discharge 11) Preserve the Transducer Hull Rings and Renew Depth Indication Transducers. 12) Overhaul, Renew and Test Valves. 13) Preserve Masts. 14) Preserve Underwater Body-Coating Thickness Measurement -- NDT. 15) Clean, Inspect and Preserve Accessible Voids. 16) Preserve Freeboard. 17) Preserve Superstructure. 18) Clean, Inspect, and Disinfect Potable Water Tank(s). 19) Renew Corrosion Prevention Zinc Anodes. 20) Provide Temporary Messing. 21) Provide Temporary Logistics. 22) Provide Routine Drydocking. Indefinite Items include 1) Welding Repairs. 2) Ultrasonic Testing. 3) Provide Temporary Berthing. 4) Remove, Inspect and Reinstall Rudder Assembles. The vessel's homepier is Charleston, SC. The vessel is a 378 foot, High Endurance Cutter. Vessel availability schedule is 16 March 1998 for twenty eight days (28). The place of performance for this vessel is geographically restricted to a 200-mile radius of Charleston, SC. There will be a nonrefundable charge of $100.00 required in the form of a certified check or money order payable to the U.S. Coast Guard for requested drawings. All other referenced documents are available for viewing at 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA. Funds are presently not available for this procurement. The government's obligation under this solicitation is contingent upon availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contractual purposes can be made. The proposed contract listed here is a part of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Plans and specifications will be issued on or after 05 January 1998. 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 a 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. See Note(s): 26. (0343)

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