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Z -- INSTALL PLAYGROUND, MEMQ, ISC KODIAK, ALASKA SOL DTCG8798-Q-643046 DUE 060998 POC L. S. Fermin, (907) 463-2414 WEB: http://www.alaska.net/~uscgceuj, lfermin@cgalaska.uscg.mil. E-MAIL: http://www.alaska.net/~uscgceuj, lfermin@cgalaska.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, materials, equipment and supervision to include all excavation and grading of approximately 9,500 square feet of soils, installation of geosynthetic fabric, and filling the area with impact attenuating material suitable for playgrounds to a depth of 8" below finish grade. The government will furnish miscellaneous playground equipment for installation to include: prefabricated wood play structure, premolded plastic play structure, carousel, swing sets, slides, one-seat and two seat spring toys, and other equipment. Approximately fifteen total play stations will be installed. The jwork will include inventorying all government furnished playground equipment, installing foundations, install and testing equipment, Temporary fencing around the project site will be mandatory. The estimated cost range for this project isbetween $25,000 and $100,000. The time of completion is 90 days from acceptance of a purchase order. The work required by this solicitation is identified as Industry Standard1629 and the applicable size standard is $17.0 million dollars in annual receipts for the past three years. This procurement is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, Public Law 100-656, as implemented by the OFPP Policy Directive and Test Plan dated 8/31/89. This is not a small business set-aside. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the U. S. Coast Guard. A Request for Quotations must be submitted and received by this office no later than 11 May 1998. 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. This is applicable to any eligible prime subcontractor at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for quote, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guarantee of the quote amount to a surety against losses. 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 Officer listedabove. Quotations must be submitted to this office no later than 9 June 1998. There is NO charge for these documents. All quotations may be submitted via facsimile (907) 463-2416. (0126)

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