Commander (VPL), U.S. Coast Guard, Maintenance & Logistics Command Atlantic, 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA 23510-9102

J -- DRYDOCKING REPAIRS TO USCGC HARIET LANE (WMEC-903) SOL DTCG80-99-B-3FC850 DUE 062599 POC Mr. Pyong N. Ko, Contracting Officer (757) 628-4645 WEB: IFB, http://www.osdbudweb.dot.gov. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, PKo@mlca.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform drydocking repairs including, but not limited to, the following Items: (1) Remove/Inspect/Reinstall Propeller Shafts, Thrust Shafts,and Intermediate Shafts, and Renew Shaft Covering, (2) Overhaul Stern Tube Seals, (3) Modify Stern Tube Seal Cooling Systems, (4) Renew Water-Lubricated Bearings, (4) Renew Shaft Sleeves, (5) Remove/Reinstall Controllable Pitch Propeller Hubs, (6) Service Both Onboard Controllable Pitch Propeller Systems, (7) Preserve Transducer Hull Ring/Renew DSN-450 Doppler Speed Log Transducer, (8) Overhaul/Renew/Test Valves, (9)Service Rudder Assemblies, (10) Renew Fin Shaft Sleeve, (11) Overhaul Anchor and Anchor Chains, (12) Renew Sound Tube Deck Boxes, (13) Preserve Chain Lockers and Sump, (14) Clean/Inspect Diesel Fuel, JP-5 Fuel, and Lube Oil Tanks, (15) Preserve Underwater Body, (16) Clean/Inspect Voids and Ballast Tanks, (17) Clean, Inspect, and Disinfect Potable Water Tanks, (18) Preserve Potable Water Tanks, (19) Provide Temporary Logistics, and (20) Routine Drydocking, etc. Vessel is a 270 Foot Medium Endurance Cutter. Vessel homepier is Portsmouth, VA. Vessel availability is for 49 days starting September 7, 1999. The place of performance is restricted to 75-mile radius of the vessel's homeport. There will be a non-refundable charge of $100.00 required in the form of a certified check or money order payable to the U. S. Coast Guard for requested drawings. All other referenced documents are available for viewing at 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA. Funds are available for this procurement. The proposed contract listed here is part of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Plans and specifications will be issued on or after May 25 1999 All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. This notice is for informational purposes 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 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 OSBDU at (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above. Numbered Note 26 applies.***** Posted 05/10/99 (W-SN329631). (0130)

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