Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commandant (G-ACS), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second St., SW, Washington, DC, 20593-0001

20 -- 20 -- IONOMER FOAM BUOYS SOL DTCG23-99-B-TCB004 POC Thomas Campbell, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-267-2506, Fax 202-267-4019, Email tcampbell@comdt.uscg.mil -- Scott Palmer, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 267-2489, Fax (202) 267-4019, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=DTCG23-99-B-T CB004&LocID=14. E-MAIL: Thomas Campbell, tcampbell@comdt.uscg.mil. THIS IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The Coast Guard has a requirement for ionomer foam aids to navigation buoys used in the navigable waters of the United States. The type of buoys required shall include lighted, unlighted, preferred channel, and Safewater varieties. The buoys shall be fabricated using a metal framework and bodies of extruded ionomer foam sheets pigmented with colors which conform to FED-STD-595. The ionomer foam shall be Surlyn ionomer resin 9720 or 9721 (Surlyn is a registered trademark of the Dupont Company) or Iotek ionomer resin 7020 or 7030 (Iotek is a registered trademark of the Exxon Chemical Company). The extruded sheets shall be spirally wrapped into the cylindrical shapes as shown on U.S. Coast Guard drawings. Each layer shall be continuously heat sealed onto the previous layer over the entire length and circumference of the shape. The buoys shall have a protective outer skin. This shall be accomplished by gradually "densifying" the outer layers of the interior foam by extracting gas from the foam using a combination of pressure and heat to compact the near surface. First article testing and approval will be required. Estimated annual requirements are 900 buoys. It is anticipated an IFB will be issued mid March 1999 with sealed bids due 30 days after issuance of the IFB. The resulting contract will be a firm-fixed price Requirements-type contract with a base year and four option years. To receive a solicitation, interested SMALL BUSINESSES must submit a written request to the above address or fax request to (202) 267-4019. Telephone requests will not be honored. The SIC Code for this acquisition is 3087 (500 employees). 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 availableunder 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 please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169.***** Posted 03/11/99 (D-SN307390). (0070)

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