Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer, USCG Facilities Design & Construction Center (Pacific), 915 Second Avenue, Room 2664, Seattle, WA, 98174-1011

61 -- VHF-FM UPGRADE PROJECT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ALASKA SOL DTCG50-00-R-643TC1 POC Anita Repanich, Contracting Officer, Phone 206-220-7426, Fax 206-220-7390, Email Arepanich@pacnorwest.uscg.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=DTCG50-00-R-6 43TC1&LocID=495. E-MAIL: Anita Repanich, Arepanich@pacnorwest.uscg.mil. The Coast Guard intends to issue a Request For Proposal for procurement of eight, with an option for up to seven additional, commercial-off-the-shelf, propane powered engine generators installed in contractor furnished fiberglass huts. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) operates 15 remote mountaintop Search and Rescue (SAR) VHF-FM radio communication sites in Alaska. These sites are currently powered by hybrid energy systems consisting of solar, wind, and propane thermo-electric generators (TEGs). The Coast Guard has recently upgraded these sites to include state-of-the-art electronic communications equipment. This new equipment has increased the electrical power system requirements to approximately 500 watts at 24 VDC nominal. These sites are ordinarily inaccessible during the winter months. The Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, supplies and transportation necessary to install one system at each site, including interfacing, and providing spares. The Contractor will install each system on Government Furnished concrete pads. Each system shall be Y2K compliant. The Government will award a contract resulting from the Request For Proposal to the responsible offeror whose offer represents the best value to the government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) Technical (2) Price and (3) Past Performance. A Firm Fixed Price contact shall be awarded. Installation of the systems will begin approximately 1 June 2000 and end not later than 31 October 2000 with all systems in full operation. For a copy of the Request For Proposal, performance specifications, drawings and site photographs contact the contracting officer. 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 $5000,000 with interest atthe prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: Http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. Posted 11/02/99 (D-SN397409). (0306)

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