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J -- DOCKSIDE REPAIRS FOR THE USCGC ACTIVE SOL DTCG85-99-B-625M55 DUE 122898 POC Dianne H. Jackson, Contracting Officer, (510) 437-3809, fax (510) 437-3392 E-MAIL: Dianne Jackson, Coast Guard Naval Engineering, Contracting, dianne jackson/mlcp@internet,uscg.mil. Maintenance Logistic Command, Pacific proposes to contract for the dockside repairs for the USCGC ACTIVE (WMEC 618). All work will be performed at the cutter pier side homemoorage Port Angeles, WA. Major work includes and not limited to the following items: Fuel Oil Tank Clean and Inspection, Sewage Tank Clean and Inspection, Sounding Tube Ball Check Installation, Reduction Gear Ten Year Inspection, Controllable Pitch Propeller Oil Distribution Boxes Inspection and Maintenance, Miscellaneous Fuel Oil Tank Valve Maintenance, Electric Motor Overhaul, Tank Level Indicators Renewal, Degaussing Equipment and Cable Removal, Heating/Chilled Water System Maintenance, Firemain Piping Hydrostatic Test, Valve Overhaul and Insulation Renewal, Evaporator Overhaul, Chemical Cleaning & Hydrostatic Test, Potable Water System Deck Connection Modifications, Fuel Oil Tank Vent Piping Renewal, MSB Davit Hydraulic Repairs, Flight Deck Mushroom Socket Load Test, Capstan Controller Foundation Renewal, Sewage Transfer Piping Renewal, Deck Non-Skid Renewal, Deck Covering Renewal, Fire Retardant Deck Tile Renewal, Insulation Installation, and Trash Compactor Installation. Period of performance starts 22 February 1999 and ends 09 April 1999. The solicitation will be issued on about 16 November 1998. The procurement will be pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. All responsible sources may submit their bids, which will be considered by this 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 credit line is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. Posted 10/22/98 (W-SN264418). (0295)

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