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Z -- OLGA STRAIT LIGHT 5 & SITKA LIGHTERING PIER DAYBEACON INSTALL SOL DTCG87-99-Q-643037 DUE 012999 POC R.B. Wade (907) 463-2418 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, rwade@cgalaska.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, supervision and perform work to demolish, remove, and dispose of existing Olga Strait Light 5 structure (approximate location: 57-11.3 / 132-28.OW), which is a metal platform atop a multi-pile wood foundation (four legs surrounding a center pile, cable wrapped junction). Drive a single, government-furnished, 75' long, 12-3/4" diameter (PP 12-3/4") steel pipe pile in approximately the same location. Install government furnished ladder brackets (field welded to pile), ladder sections, and fully-assembled 4' square platform. Drill a second single, government furnished, 50' long, steel PP 12-3/4" on or near the pinnacle rock (4-6 feet depth at MLLW) located at approximate location 57-02-51.5N / 135-20-15.5W. Install government-furnished ladder brackets (field welded to pile), ladder section, and aluminum dayboard brackets. The estimated cost range for this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. Work can begin as soon as government-furnished materials are available (on or about February 19, 1999), and must be completed no later than March 15, 1999. The work required by this solicitation is identified as Industry Standard 1629 and the applicable size standard is $17.0 million dollars in annual receipts for the past three years. Requests for Quotation packages must be received in this office by the close of business 15 January 1999. This procurement is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, Public Law 100-656, as implemented by the OFPP Policy Directive and Test Plan dated 8/31/89. This is not a small business set-aside. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the U. S. Coast Guard. 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. This is applicable to any eligible prime subcontractor at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for quote, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guarantee of the quote amount to a surety against losses. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at 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 Officer listed above. Quotations must be submitted to this office no later than 29 January 1999. There is NO charge for these documents. Quotations may be submitted via facsimile (907) 463-2416. Posted 12/28/98 (W-SN283655). (0362)

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