USCG, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd, Warwick, RI 02886

Z -- ESTABLISH FORE RIVER AID TO NAVIGATION SOL DTCGG1-00-Q-3WK088 DUE 020700 POC Bob Kruzewski (401)-736-1704 (fax) ISSUE DATE: ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 21, 2000. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, transportation and disposal necessary to construct a single concrete filled steel pipe daybeacon in the southern apex of the turning basin in the Fore River, Portland, Maine. Work includes fabrication and installation of ladder rungs, coating with coal tar epoxy polyamide, pile driving and miscellaneous related work. SIC: IS 1629. Performance period is sixty (60) calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Estimated Cost of this project is under $25,000. SOLICITATION PACKAGES TO BE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 21, 2000, and may be obtained from: REPROGRAPHICS, INC., 6 Riverside Drive, Pembroke, MA. 02359. FAX: 781-826-6899. PHONE NO. 781-829-4747, OR 800-281-7736. Reprographics accepts most major credit cards. Offerors are required to verify the number of amendments prior to offer opening with the Contracting Officer. The offer opening date is scheduled for on or about FEBRUARY 7, 2000, 4:00 PM at place of issue. NOTE: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION, RESULTS WILL NOT BE MADE PUBLIC. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. The following NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATON FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Dept of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquired short-term capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any prime subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, payment and performance bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are available under the DOT Short-term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The max. line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding these programs, call the DOT (OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above. Robert J. Kruzewski Contracting Officer CEU Providence (401) 736-1764 rkruzewski@ceuprovidence.uscg.mil Posted 01/03/00 (W-SN412425). (0003)

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