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J -- DOCKSIDE REPAIRS OF THE USCGC RUSH SOL DTCG85-00-B-625M87 DUE 110899 POC Dianne H. Jackson, Contracting Officer, (510) 437-3809, fax (510) 437-3392 E-MAIL: Dianne Jackson, District 11, United States Coast Coast, djackson@d11.uscg.mil. The Maintenance and Logistic Command, Pacific Area is proposing a contract for the dockside repairs of the USCGC RUSH homeported in Sand Island, Honolulu, HI. The work shall be performed at the cutter's homemoorage. The period of performance will begin 10 January and ending 25 February 2000. The major work items include and not limited to the following: Water tight door expansion joint renewal, Main diesel engine cooler piping modification, Heat exchanger overhaul, Switchboard breaker testing, Overhaul air conditioning chill water units, Vent system S-02-215-0-1 modification, Overhaul leslie valves, Steam piping and valve renewal, Steam and condensate valve overhaul, Hydrotest of low/medium receiver, Anchor windlass brake renewal, Grey water and sewage holding tank partition replacement and preservation and etc. The solicitation will be issued on abourt the 19 October 1999. This solicitation is under the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilitization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantage business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital 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 forms concerning the STLP, call OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Posted 10/01/99 (W-SN387512). (0274)

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