Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East 9th St., Room 2179, Cleveland, OH 44199-2060

Z -- TOWER RPR & INSPECTION AT USCG LORAN SUPPORT UNIT, WILDWOOD, NJ SOL DTCG83-99-B-QNL016 POC Pamela M. Komer 216-902-6216 or fax 216-902-6277 or 6278 Provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision require to work on the 625' guyed tower located at the USCG Loran Support Unit, Wildwood, NJ. All replaced materials shall be removed from USCG property and properly disposed of by the contractor. Work includes but is not limited to: 1) Replace all 30 existing structural guys on the 625' tower and adjust tension on guys. Existing turnbuckles, fiberglass insulator rods and yoke plates may be reused; 2) Apply sealer coat to the 60 existing fiberglass insulator rods installed on the structural guys; 3) clean and paint the 30 existing outer yoke plates attached to the insulator rods; 4) excavate the 12 existing anchor channels to the water tableand inspect for rust and deterioratoin. Coat channels with an asphalt product and backfill; 5) replace all 24 of the dead end grips installed on the top loaded elements. Retention the 24 existing top loaded elements; 6) repaint portions of the tower obstruction markings; 7) coat all turnbuckles and anchor hardware with NO-OX-ID grease; 8) perform an engineering inspection of the 625' guyed antenna tower; 9) replace primary and standby lamps in all obstruction lights and beacons on the 625' tower; 10) generate an inspection report. Performance Period 120 DANTP. SIC Code 1799. Estimated Range $25K -- $100K. A Bid Bond is required. Solicitation packages should be available o/a 5/19/99. The Bid Opening date will be o/a 6/21/99. This procurement is open to both large and small businesses in accordance with the Small Business Demonstration Act. However, FAR Clause 52.219-23 Notice of Price Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns and 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation for HUBZone Small Business Concerns may be applicable (This clause allows a price adjustment factor for small disadvantaged business concerns. SIC Codes and their appropriate regions for the SDB adjustments can be found at www.arnet.gov/References/sdbadjustments.htm.) All requests for the solicitation shall be made in writingto ATTN: Pam/99-QNL016. Request for information must be submitted in writing and may be faxed to (216) 902-6277 or 6278. There is no fee for this solicitation. Solicitation packages will be made available until supply is exhausted. This office has established a Procurement Information Line at (216) 902-6222. This line provides Bid Results and current information on solicitations that are currently on the street by providing current Bid Opening Date, Number of Amendments etc. If the solicitation is not posted that means it is not available. Do not call the Contract Specialist but continue to call the Procurement Information Line. ATTN: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), offers working capital financing and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. DOT's Bonding Assistance Program (BAP) offers bid, performance and payment bonds on contracts up to $1M. DOT's Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. Posted 05/06/99 (W-SN328664). (0126)

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