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U -- HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRAINING COURSES SOL DTCG84-99-R-AAT0018 DUE 072899 POC Jeanie Thorne, Contract Specialist, (757) 628-4109 WEB: Click here to register for copy of RFP, http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/FDiv/fdiv.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist, jthorne@mlca.uscg.mil. The Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic (MLCA), Civil Engineering Division requires services to provide Hazardous Materials Basic (28 hours) and Refresher Training Courses (12 hours) for a base period from 1 October 1999 through 30 September 2000 with four one-year options pursuant to FAR 52.217-9. The services include all supervision, labor, transportation, training materials for students, materials, supplies, and tools necessary to provide the course except for Training Facilities and audiovisual equipment which is Government Furnished. The courses will fulfill the training requirements of the RCRA, SARA, OSHA, TSCA, CWA, and HMTUSA. Services shall be rendered FOB Destination to the various Coast Guard locations as ordered by MLCA. The type of contract will be a Requirements Type Contract with commercial provisions IAW FAR Part 12. Unit prices are firm fixed price for each course. The estimated quantity is 5 Basic Courses and 9 Refresher Courses annually. Contractors shall be on the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency's list of approved training providers. Instructors must possess a bachelor's degree in engineering, chemistry, occupational health, or environmental science from an accredited college or university. Other training is also required and will be specified in the solicitation. This procurement is 100% set-aside for Small Business with SIC Code 8299 assigned. The size standard is $5.0 million. Price, technical and past performance will be considered in the award of this contract. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE NOTIFIED THAT THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE INTERNET BY JULY 7, 1999. The solicitation, its attachments, and all amendments will be published for viewing and printing at http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/FDiv/fdiv.htm. Prospective offerors must register on this site to obtain the solicitation. IT IS THE OFFERORS RESPONSIBILITY TO PERIODICALLY CHECK THE WEB SITE FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLICITATION. No paper copies of the solicitation or the amendments will be issued. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. NUMBERED NOTE 1 APPLIES. Posted 06/29/99 (W-SN348563). (0180)

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