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J -- REPLACE EXISTING DECK COVERINGS WITH POLYMERIC DECK COVERING FOR USCGC SEDGE (WLB) SOL DTCG85-98-Q-98-625259 DUE 012098 POC Janyce DeCanto, Contracting Officer (510) 437-3773 The contractor shall provide all labor and materials to perform dockside and repairs for USCGC SEDGE (WLB 402), a 180' buoy tender, home moorage is Homer, Alaska. All work will be performed at the cutter's home moorage during the period of 02 February 1998 and completing 20 February 1998. Work items to include replcing existing deck coverings with a polymeric deck covering in the following areas: Mess deck, approx 375 sq feet, Stbd Passageway, approx. 125 sq feet, Port Passageway, approx. 125 sq. feet, Passageway Forward of Wardroom, approx. 200 sq feet, Stbd. Vestibule, approx. 9 sq feet, Port Vestibule, aprox. 9 sq. feet. The solicitation is issued in accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demostration Program. All responsive sources may submit a bid which will be considered by this gency. For Women-Owned and Disadvantage Business Enterprises the Department of Transportation (DOT) Minority, Office of Small and Disadvantage Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantage for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Porgram (STLP) at the prime interest rates to provide acconts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit it $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. (0356)

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