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

Z -- REPLACE WINDOWS AT USCG BASE MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. SOL DTCG83-99-B-3WF299. POC Audrey L. Overholt, Telephone (216) 902-6217. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision and transportation required for the following: Basic Bid Item 0001: Replace the windows of the Administration/Shops Building at USCG Base Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the storefront window on the second floor of the Station/Barracks Building at USCG Station Milwaukee. Work shall include replacement of aluminum sliding and casement windows with vinyl clad aluminum and replacement of aluminum storefront window with new. Unit Work Item 0001 is to dispose of lead based paint construction debris and paint chips as hazardous waste. The period of performance is 75 days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Work shall begin no later than 1 October 1999 or after 15 March 2000. This project is weather critical. Estimated range is $100,000.00 to $250,000.00. The SIC Code for this procurement is 1751. Size standard is $7.0 million. TELEPHONE REQUESTS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. There is a NON-REFUNDABLE FEE of $25.00 for the plans and specifications. Make check payable to U.S. Coast Guard. Cashiers checks, money orders and company checks will be accepted. No personal checks accepted. Solicitation packages will be made available until supply is exhausted. All requests for the solicitation must be made in writing to the attention of Audrey Overholt. Please mail your check to the following address: U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit, 1240 East Ninth Street, Room 2179, Cleveland, Ohio 44199-2060. Mark your letter or check with solicitation number DTCG83-99-B-3WF299. The bid opening date has not been established. This office has established a Procurement Information Line that provides information regarding projects currently on the street and open for bidding. The telephone number is (216) 902-6222 and a description of the project, solicitation number, location of the project, contract specialist, and bid opening/closing date will be provided. If the solicitation that you are interested in is not on the Procurement Information Line that means that it is not available. Do not callthe contract specialist but continue to call the Procurement Information Line. This procurement is open to both small and large business. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION BEING SOLICITED AND AWARDED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. However, FAR Clause 52.219-23, Notice of Price Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; and FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation for HUBZone Small Business Concerns may be applicable. This clause allows a price adjustment for small disadvantaged business concerns. SIC Codes and their appropriate regions for the SDB adjustments can be found at www.arnet.gov/References/sdbadjustment.htm). ATTENTION: Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE's)! 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 $1,000,000. DOT's Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. Maximum line of credit is $500,000.00 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb,dot.gov. Posted 06/18/99 (W-SN344739). (0169)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0186 19990622\Z-0047.SOL)