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J -- DRYDOCK & REPAIRS OF USCGC SWEETBRIER (WLB 405) SOL DTCG85-99-B-625M57 DUE 010599 POC Janyce DeCanto, Contracting Officer (510) 437-3773 FAX (510) 437-3392 The contractor shall provide all labor and materials to perform drydock and repairs for USCGC SWEETBRIER (WLB 405), a 180' buoy tender, home moorage Cordova, Alaska. All work will be performed at the contractor's facility during the period of 22 February 1999 and completing 30 April 1999. Work items to include: ultrasonic measurement, underwater body inspection, fuel oil tank cleaning and inspect, potable water tank clean and inspect, main propulsion generator pedestal bearing replacement, propulsion shaft liners renewal, propulsion shaft thrust bearing, stern seal, and pedestal bearing overhaul, heat exchanger overhaul, electric motor overhaul, Fathometer transducer renewal, cleaning and calibration of pressure, temperature, and tachometer gauges, pressure relief valve inspection and test, ventilation duct cleaning, vent fans overhaul, a/c vibration absorbers installation, sea valve, sea strainer and waster piece overhaul, evaporator chemical cleaning and hydrostatic test, air receiver inspection and test, steering gear inspection and packing renewal, rudder and rudder stock maintenance, brunvoll bow propulsion maintenance, hydraulic cargo hoisting gear overhaul and test, level 2, cargo hoisting padeye testing, anchor windlass overhaul, ground tackle overhaul, allied DCT single point davit overhaul, seaark davit screw assembly overhaul, sewage, turbid water, and vacuum sewage collection tank pumps inspection and overhaul, chain locker preservation, buoy deck preservation, underwater body preservation, zinc anode renewal, temporary services, drydocking. The solicitation is issued in accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. All responsive sources may submit a bid, which will be considered by this agency. For Women-Owned and Disadvantage Business Enterprises, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Minority, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) at the 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. Posted 11/05/98 (W-SN268905). (0309)

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