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

20 -- CONCRETE SINKERS SOL DTCG25-00-B-PH401 POC Faye Arnold, Contract Specialist (216) 902-6219 Provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation and supervision required to fabricate and deliver concrete sinkers to various U.S. Coast Guard Units. The delivery points consist of, but are not limited to the following: Colfax, LA, Chattahoochee, FL, Hickman, KY, St. Louis, MO, Buchanan, TN, Omaha, NE, Natchez, MS, Pine Bluff, AR, Memphis, TN, Vicksburg, MS, Salisaw, OK, Owensboro, KY, Sewickley, PA, E. Chattanooga, TN, Greenville, MS, East Peoria, IL, Keokuk, IA, Demopolis, AL and Dubuque, IA. Sinkers may be poured on site at all locations except Dubuque, IA, Chattanooga, TN, Sewickley, PA, Memphis TN and Demopolis, AL. It is the Government's intent to issue a Requirements Type Contract. A Delivery Order shall be issued for each order of sinkers with a delivery date 150 days after the receipt of the order. The proposed procurement shall be in effect for one year from the date of award and will contain an Option Clause to extend the contract for four 0ne-year option periods. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. All requests must be in writing and must contain the Contract Specialist's name, Faye Arnold, and the Solicitation Number. Solicitation may be faxed to (216) 902-6277 or 6278 and will be accepted until the supply is exhausted. Bid Opening is anticipated to be on or about October 14, 1999. This office has a procurement information line which provides bid results, available solicitations and amendments. The number is (216) 902-6222. Attn: Minority, Women-owned and Disadvantaged Enterprises (DBEs)! 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 working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. The maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Theinternet address is: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. Posted 09/07/99 (W-SN376860). (0250)

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