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

J -- DRY-DOCK REPAIRS TO USCGC VISE (WLIC-75305) SOL DTCG80-99-B-3FC880 DUE 081799 POC Contact Mr. Daniel Dyer, Contract Specialist, (757) 628-4648, fax (757) 628-4676 E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, djdyer@mlca.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform dry-docking and repairs including, but not limited to, the following base items: (1) Clean and inspect diesel fuel tanks, (2) Preserve potable water tanks, (3) Clean and inspect sewage holding tank, (4) Preserve deck plating and renew winch foundation, (5) Remove, inspect, repair, and reinstall propeller shaft, (6) Remove, inspect, repair and reinstall propeller,(7) Clean and test grid coolers,(8) Install fathometer transducers on barge and preserve transducer hull rings on tender, (9) Renew tug sewage vent piping, (10) Overhaul and test valves, (11) Relocate barge's fuel oil transfer line, (12) Renew hydraulic steering pumps and overhaul steering components, (13) Cover and protect American Aero CG300 Oceanmaster aton crane, (14) Install additional sewage discharge pump, (15) Inspect and test deck fittings, (16) Renew and preserve towing knees assembly, (17) Preserve barge spuds, spud wells and renew spud well liners, (18) Preserve bilges in shaft alley, (19) Preserve lazarette compartment, (20) Preserve barge's forward rake compartment, (21) Preserve barge deck, (22) Preserve underwater body, (23) Preserve inboard bulwark, (24) Preserve freeboard of tender, (25) Provide temporary logistics, (26) Routine Dry-docking, and (27) GFP report in accordance with solicitation section H. Options include, but are not limited to the following items: (1) Welding repairs,(2) Minor coating repairs of sewage holding tank (10% of interior surface area), (3) Inspect government furnished shaft(s), (4) Straighten propulsion shaft(s), (5) Renew water-lubricated shaft bearing(s), (6) Renew 3" waster pieces, (7) Remove, inspect and reinstall rudder assemblies, (8) Preserve underwater body, (9) Renew corrosion preventive zinc anodes, (10) Provide temporary messing, (11) Provide temporary berthing, (12) Ultrasonic testing, (13) Provide additional temporary logistics, (14) Composite labor rate, and (15) Laydays. Vessel's homeport is St. Petersburg, Florida. Vessel length is 75 foot "B" class Inland Construction Tender. Vessel's minimum depth of water is six (6) feet. Vessel's height clearance is 41 feet. Vessel's availability is for forty-two (42) days, starting October 25, 1999. The place of performance for this vessel is geographically restricted to no open water transits, restricted from Tampa, Florida to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania via intra coastal waterway. A non-refundable charge of $100.00 is 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, Virginia. 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 around July 10, 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 (DBEs). The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has a program 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 provided accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call OSDBU at 1-800-532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. See Note: 26. Posted 06/21/99 (W-SN345357). (0172)

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