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J -- DRYDOCKING AND REPAIRS USCGC ADAK (WPB-1333) AND USCGC WRANGELL (WPB-1332) SOL DTCG80-98-B-3FC768 DUE 022498 POC Contact Mr. Barat Beachle, Contract Specialist (757) 628-4652 Provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary to perform routine drydock repairs including, but not limited to the following Minimum Items: 1) Inspect and Renew Skeg Top Plate in Engine Room. 2) Renew Hawse Pipe Assembly (CGC WRANGELL). 3) Renew Hawse Pipe Roller Frame. 4) Fabricate and Install bronze Sleeves in Various Shaft Packing Areas. 5) Remove Line Cutters and Install New Propeller Shaft Rope Guards (CGC WRANGELL). 6) Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Propeller Shafts. 7) Renew Water Lubricated Propeller Shaft Bearings. 8) Remove and Reinstall Propellers. 9) Inspect MDE 8-inch Exhaust Flapper Valves and MDE Exhaust Piping. 10) Preserve the Transducer Hull Ring and Install the V850 Transducer. 11) Install Tank and Compartment Vent Goosenecks and Inverted Check Valves. 12) Renew Overboard Discharges. 13)Renew Vent Piping (CGC ADAK). 14) Modify RHI Boat Cradle 15)Overhaul, Renew, and Test Valves. 16) Inspect and Overhaul Duplex Sea Strainers. 17) Clean and Inspect Diesel Fuel and Waste Oil Tanks. 18) Remove and Reinstall Rudders. 19)Overhaul Stabilizing Fins. 20)Hydroblast Sewage and Grey Water System Piping. 21) Preserve Forepeak Compartment. 22) Prepare and Prime Weather Deck Surfaces (CGC WRANGELL)ONLY. 23) Preserve Underwater Body. 24)Preserve Bilge Areas Below Fin Stabilizers. 25) Preserve Freeboard. 26) Clean and Inspect Sewage and Grey Water Collection and Holding Tank(s). 27)Clean, Inspect, and Disinfect Potable Water Tanks(s). 28) Inspect and Maintain Cathodic Protection System. 29) Provide Temporary Messing. 30) Provide Temporary Berthing. 31) Modify Magazine Storage Batten Bars. 32) Provide Temporary Logistics. 33) Routine Drydocking. Indefinite Items Include: 1) Welding Repairs. 2)Renew Rudder Bearings. 3) Renew Lower Fin Stock Bearing. 4) Preserve Sewage and Grey Water Collection and Holding Tank(s). 5) Preserve Potable Water Tanks(s). 6) Renew Reference Electrode. 7) Renew Cathodic Anode. 8) Renew Capastic Fairings. 9) Ultrasonic Testing. Homeport is Sandy Hook, New Jersey for the ADAK and SO Portland, ME for the WRANGELL. Vessel length is 110 foot, Island Patrol "B" Class Cutter. USCGC ADAK availability schedule is 13 April 1998 for forty-two days. USCGC WRANGELL availability schedule is 06 July 1998 for forty-two days. The place of performance for both vessels is not geographically restricted. 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 available for this procurement. The proposed contract listed here is apart of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Plans and Specifications will be issued on or after 21 January 1998. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. This notice is for informational 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 $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STPL, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above Note 26**** Released by__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ (0358)

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