Commander (VPL), MLCPAC, Coast Guard Island, Bldg. 50-7, Alameda, CA 94501-5100

J -- HAULOUT & REPAIRS OF UCGC 44' MOTOR LIFE BOATS SOL DTCG85-99-66BO66 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 an indefinite delivery order with optional three years to contract for the haulout and repairs of the 44' Motor Life Boats. The contract will be multiple award with 3 lots as follows: Lot 1 Group San Francisco, Lot 2 Group Port Angeles, and Lot 3 Group Humboldt, Group Northbend, Group Astoria which will be performed at the contractor's facility. Major work includes but not limited: Hull Plating Renewal, Longitudinal Renewals, Rubber D-Fender Renewal, Renew Transverse Framing, Helmsman's Cockpit Repair, Propeller Shaft Removal & Installation, Fathometer Transducer Renewal, Zinc Anode Renewal, Renewal of Strut and Stern Tube Bearings, Taff Rail Reseal, Forward Deck Hatch Renewal and Fuel Tank Oil Fill & Vent Piping Renewal. The contract will commence the 28 January 1999. The solicitation will be issued 24 November 1998. The procurement will be small business set aside. 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 10/23/98 (W-SN264990). (0296)

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