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Z -- TATITLEK NARROWS ROCK DAYBEACON INSTALL & DAYBEACON 8 REBUILD SOL DTCG87-00-Q-643041 DUE 030100 POC L. S. Fermin (907) 463-2413 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, lfermin@cgalaska.uscg.mil. Drill two single steel piles in Tatitlek Narrows (approximate locations 60-53.6N / 146-43.2W and 60-51.4N / 146-40.6W). Piles shall be 12-3/4" diameter(PP 12-3/4") galvanized steel pipe pile. Fabricate one 6' square platform and two ladder/bracket sets. Government will provide a second platform, which is 4' square. Install one platform and one ladder/bracket set on each pile(ladder brackets require field welding). Both locations will require drilling for pile installation. Work shall not commence prior to June 1, 2000, and shall be completed within 7 calendar days of arrival on site. All work shall be completed no later than June 30, 2000. The estimated cost range for this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. The work required by this solicitation is identified as Industry Standard 1629 and the applicable size standard is $17.0 million dollars in annual receipts for the past three years. Request for Quotation packages must be received in this office by close of business 04 February 2000. This procurement is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, Public Law 100-656, as implemented by the OFPP Policy Directive and Test Plan dated 8/31/89. This is NOT a small business set-aside. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall ne considered by the U.S. Coast Guard. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises; The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime subcontractor at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables prime subcontractor to apply for quote, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guarantee of the quote 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 maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the acquisition, contact the Contracting Officer listed above. Quotations must be submitted to this office no later than 01 March 2000. There is NO charge for these documents. Quotations may be submitted via facsimile (907) 463-2416. Posted 01/13/00 (W-SN415996). (0013)

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