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20 -- WATER JET BLASTING SERVICES SOL DTCG40-99-Q-50009 DUE 063099 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Sharon D. Johnson, (410) 762-6465, or Contracting Officer, Nancy Dean, (410) 762-6461 Services to Ultra High Pressure Water Blast IAW provided Statement of Work. Services to be performed at U.S. Coast Guard YARD, Curtis Bay, Baltimore, MD 21226. Contract to be requirements, firm fixed prices with one (1) base year and two (2) option years. The contract will be processed for the following estimated jobs: A) Estimated that set up will be required approximatley 5 times. B) Estimate underwater body surfaces, approximatley 25,000 SF annually, C) Removing anti-fouling paint coats and all loose rust, approximatley 25,000 SF annually, D) Freeboard Surfaces, approximatley 24,000 SF annually, E) Superstructure, spproximatley 20,000 SF annually, F) Flight deck and boat decks, approximatley 10,500 SF annually, G) Weather decks, approximatley 6,100 SF annually, H) Various Built in Tanks (WJ-2 & WJ-3), approximatley 20,000 SF annually. There will be various conditions, which the Coast Guard Inspector will Choose which condition is to be performed. 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 contract. 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 oncerning the acquisition contact the contracting official listed above. (AC0518032-01) Posted 05/18/99 (I-SN332920). (0138)

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