USCG, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd, Warwick, RI 02886

Z -- REPLACE ELECTRICAL PANELS AT USCG STATION SANDY HOOK, HIGHLANDS, NJ SOL DTCGG1-98-Q-3WK074 DUE 021398 POC Ms. Jodi Ruggiero, Contract Specialist, (401) 736-1785 Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision necessary to replace electrical panels at USCG Station Sandy Hook, Highland, NJ (Middlesex County). Work includes replacement of 18 interior electrical panels; replacement of 5 exterior electrical panels; verification of branch circuits for the 18 interior electrical panels; and incidental related work. Completion time is 90 days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Estimated cost of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. Solicitation packages to be available on or about January 23, 1998, and may be obtained from: Contracting Officer, USCG CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886, Attn: Ms. Jodi Ruggiero. There is a $20.00 non-refundable charge for this package. Checks should be made out to the USCG. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. The due date for receipt of quotes is February 13, 1998. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness DemonstrationProgram, and is unrestricted. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATION FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Dept 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 max. line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding these programs, call the DOT OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above. (0365)

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