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19 -- DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, TEST AND DELIVER AN INLAND RIVER FUEL OIL BARGE SOL DACW61-98-B-0021 DUE 081898 POC Michelle Bertoline, Contract Specialist, (215) 656-6914 The vessel to be acquired is an inland river style fuel oil barge for use in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Maintenance and Repair Mission on the Inland River System. The vessel is approximately 125-feet long, 26-feet wide and 8-feet deep. The vessel is of all steel, welded construction. The vessel shall have cargo fuel oil storage tanks, transfer and piping systems. The vessel will be designed, built and classed to American Bureau of Shipping rules for Steel Vessels on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways. A full spectrum of testing to prove the design and engineering concepts is required. The solicitation has been formatted as "Design and Build" type based upon a Concept Design prepared by the Marine Design Center and will utilize the MDC three phase contracting process. Liquidated Damages are included in the contract and bonding is required. Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of the contract. Instructions will be included in Solicitation. Specifications and full size drawings will be furnished at no charge and will be available on or about 17 July 1998. All requests must be in writing and include a physical street address, point of contact, telephone number, fax number and business size and Federal Tax Identification Number. The applicable SIC is 3731 with a size standard of 1000 employees. This procurement is 100% set-aside for small business Posted 06/30/98 (0181)

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