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J -- OVERHAUL OF NOAA SHIP OREGON II'S ANCHOR WINDLASS SOL RFQ EASC 99-2101 DUE 113098 POC Michele McCoy, 757-441-6879 WEB: EASC Homepage, http://www.easc.noaa.gov. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, Michele.A.McCoy@noaa.gov. Perform a complete overhaul of the NOAA Ship Oregon II's anchor windlass, and install additional new anchor chain. Work to be performed dockside in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Performance period to commence approximately 12/1/98 and completion on or before January 5, 1999. The work consists of complete mechanical, structural and electrical overhaul of the anchor windlass on the NOAA Ship Oregon II, and provide and install three new shots of anchor chain onto the ship's existing port and starboard anchors and anchor chains (total of six shots). The vessel will be available for inspection November 23 through November 25, 1998 in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Telephone the Port Engineer at (228) 769-1155 to arrange for a site and equipment inspection. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible small businesses sourcesmay submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Copies of the Request for Quotation will be provided in response to written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor. Telephone requests will not be honored. Requests for copies of this Request for Quotation may be faxed to (757) 441-3786. See Numbered Note 1. Posted 11/18/98 (W-SN272504). (0322)

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