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

S -- S-FITTING AND ALTERATION OF MILITARY UNIFORMS SOL DTCG23-99-R-P12001 POC James Whitt, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-267-2518, Fax 202-267-4019, Email jwhitt@comdt.uscg.mil -- Shirley Kyle, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 267-2514, 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-R-P 12001&LocID=14. E-MAIL: James Whitt, jwhitt@comdt.uscg.mil. The U.S. Coast Guard has a requirement for Recruit Uniform Fitting and Alteration Services for the Coast Guard_s Recruit Training Center, Cape May, NJ location. Services will be required for approximately one hundred ten (110) recruit personnel per week for forty-nine (49) weeks annually, and shall include fitting, alteration (including some tailoring efforts) and garment pressing of Coast Guard uniforms. The contractor will be responsible for performing uniform fitting and alterations in accordance with the Coast Guard Uniform Fitting and Alterations Manual, which will be provided with the solicitation. An Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract with Firm-Fixed-Price task orders is anticipated. The period of performance will consist of a base year and four (4) option years. This acquisition will be conducted using the test procedures described in FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. It is estimated that the Request for Proposals (RFP) will be issued on or about 30 June 1999, with proposals due 30 days after issuance of the RFP. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside procurement; Numbered Note 1 applies. To receive a copy of the solicitation, interested firms must submit a written request to the above address or FAX request to (202) 267-4025. Telephone requests will not be honored. The SIC Code for this acquisition is 7219 ($5 million). Please direct inquiries and requests for the solicitation to the point of contact (POC) listed above. Reference solicitation number DTCG23-99-R-P12001. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Businesses Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged 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, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. Posted 06/03/99 (D-SN338669). (0154)

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