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R -- ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES SOL DTCG84-98-R-3TM001 DUE 033198 POC Maria Negron, Contract Specialist at 757/628-4113; Marie A. Gilliam, Contracting Officer The U.S. Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic (MLCLANT), Norfolk, VA is responsible for the operational readiness of the Atlantic area by ensuring that Coast Guard vessels and shore activities are fully capable of meeting their assigned missions. MLCLANT is, therefore, procuring services and support under the competitive 8(a) program to meet annual requirements for engineering, design, installation, technical assistance, maintenance, equipment overhaul, modification, refurbishment, logistics, training and management support for electrical/electronic equipment and designated programs of U.S. Coast Guard Shore Facilities, U.S. Coast Guard vessels, or other worldwide government activities, on an as-needed basis. The contractor shall provide engineering and technical services in support of MLCLANT requirements associated with Command, Control, and Communications (C3) and other electronics equipment, systems, and programs. Contractor support shall cover, at a minimum, specific equipment, systems and programs as identified in the Statement of Work provided in the solicitation. To the extent required, specified and ordered through individual Task Orders issued under this contract, the contractor shall provide the following services: Engineering and Design, Installation, Technical Assistance and Field Engineering, Equipment Overhaul, Maintenance, and Refurbishment, Integrated Logistics Support, Training and Management Support. Work to be completed under this contract may be performed in spaces that require all personnel therein to have up to a SECRET clearance. The work under this contract may be performed at the following locations: U.S. Coast Guard MLCLANT, Norfolk, VA.; contractor's facilities; and, afloat units and shore facilities worldwide to support MLCLANT requirements. The performance period will be for a base plus four (4) twelve-month option periods. An Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Time and Materials type contract is anticipated with work to be accomplished throughthe issuance of task orders. The SIC Code is 8711 with $20.0 million or less average annual receipts for small businesses within the last three (3) fiscal years. This solicitation will be issued on or about February 28, 1998. All requests for solicitation packages shall be submitted in writing and shall indicate the requestor's business size. Facsimile requests may be transmitted to (757) 628-4134/4135. "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. 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." Any correspondence concerning this acquisition shall reference Request for Proposal (RFP) Number DTCG84-98-R-3TM001. This acquisition is conducted on a competitive basis pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)). Therefore, only elegible 8(a) concerns nationwide may submit an offer which will be considered by this agency. See Note 26. (0365)

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