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

J -- MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR TEH SCIENCE WINCH AND SCIENCE WINCH CONTROL SYSTEMS ON USCGC POLAR STAR AND POLAR SEA SOL dTCG85-99-R-PSEA/STAR01 DUE 042699 POC Sharon D. Hunter, Contracting Officer, 510-437-3996 E-MAIL: Sharon D. Hunter, Naval Engineering Contracting Section, shunter@d11.uscg.mil. The USCG Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific, Naval Engineering Division is seeking sources to provide maintenance support and training services for the Science Winch and Science Winch Control Systems onboard the USCGC POLAR STAR AND POLAR SEA. The maintenance and support services needs are as follows: 1) On-site equipment grooms of the Oceanographic Winch and Trawl/Core Winch Machinery including the associated DC electric drives and control systems. 2) Technical consultation for troubleshooting and repairing equipment via phone, facsimile, or on-site visites (homeport and world wide, as required). 3) Hardware (both machinery and computer) and software configuration management services and support. 4) Winch machinery operations and maintenance training. 5) Winch drive and control systems (per ship) are: Two (2) oceanographic winches powered by 75hp DC drives located in the Oceanographic Winch room, one each traw/core winch powered by a 150hp DC drive located in the Steering Gear Room, three each Fincor Series 3260 digital DC motor controllers located in the same compartment as the winch it drives. There are four (4) Ziatech ZT 1000 workstations to provide control for each winch from within the winch compartment or on the weather deck of the cutter. There is one (1) Ziatech ZT 1000 workstation acting as the Data Acquisition System (DAS) for winch line data located in the Chemistry an Oceanography Dry Lab. The Coast Guard is unable to provide any technical documentation or software code for the science winch drives and control system. Interested sources must provide a capability statement within 30 days after CBD publication to: Commander, vpl, MLCPAC, Coast Guard Island, Bldg. 50-7, Alameda, CA 94501-5100, Attn: Sharon D. Hunter. The capability statement shall sufficiently demonstrate qualifications, capabilities, and previous experience relevant to fulfilling this requirement. Capability statement should also include evidence that the company has access or will have access to InterOcean System's technical design data (e.g. signed agreement with InterOcean Systems, licensing arrangement, etc). InterOcean System's phone number is 619-565-8400. The Coast Guard requires that support begin on or about 1 November 1999. The services shall be performed at the ship's homeport in Seattle, WA or onboard the ship worldwide. This requirement will be an IDIQ one-year contract with four one-year options. The maintenance support contractor shall maintain a quality program that complies with ISO-9001. Attaention: Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osbduweb.dot.gov. For additional information concerning this project, contact the contracting officer, Sharon D. Hunter at 510-3437-3996,or at shunter@d11.uscg.mil. Posted 03/25/99 (W-SN312941). (0084)

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