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J -- USCGC ALERT DOCKSIDE REPAIR SOL DTCG85-98-B-625M42 DUE 080598 POC Mary Ann Sanchez, Contracting Officer, (510)437-5742 E-MAIL: Mary Sanchez, Coast Guard Naval Engineering, Contracting, Mary Sanchez/mlcp@internet,uscg.mil. The USCG, MLCP, proposes to contract for the dockside repair of USCGC ALERT (WMEC 630). The ALERT is homeported in Astoria, OR. All work will be performed at Tongue Point, Astoria, OR. Major work includes, but is not limited to the following items: Fuel Tank Clean and Inspect; Sounding Tube Floating Ball Check Installation; Fuel Oil and Lube Oil Purifier Overhaul; Ventilation Duct Cleaning; Boiler Make-up Feedwater Isolation Valve Installation; Firemain Valve Inspection and Overhaul; Flight Deck Tiedown Padeye Pull Test; J Bar Davit Mount Repair; MSB Davit Biennial Overhaul and Test; Allied D5000CT Single Point Davit Overhaul; Locker Preservation; Flight Deck and Hangar Deck Coating Renewal; and Temporary Services. Period of performance is 13 October-04 December 1998. This solicitation will be issued prusuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency. 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. (0163)

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