Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer (vpl), USCG Maintenance and Logistics Command -- Atlantic, 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA, 23510-9102

J -- DRYDOCK REPAIRS USCGC BLACKBERRY (WLI-65303) SOL DTCG80-00-B-3FC984 DUE 032400 POC Fredrick Baechle, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-628-4652, Fax 757-628-4676, Email bbaechle@mlca.uscg.mil -- Daniel Dyer, Contract Specialist, Phone (757) 628-4648, Fax (757) 628-4676/5/4, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=DTCG80-00-B-3 FC984&LocID=497. E-MAIL: Fredrick Baechle, bbaechle@mlca.uscg.mil. 17. Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform dry dock repairs including, but not limited to the following Base Items: (1) Welding Repairs, (2) Renew Bulkhead Stiffeners In Shaft Alley, (3) Clean, Inspect, and Preserve Diesel Fuel Tanks, (4) Clean, Inspect, and Disinfect Potable Water Tanks, (5) Clean and Inspect Sewage Holding Tank, (6) Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Propeller Shaft, (7) Straighten Shaft, (8) Renew Water-Lubricated Shaft Bearing, (9) Renew Shaft Sleeves, (10) Remove and Reinstall Propeller, (11) Perform Minor Repair and Reconditioning of Propeller. (12) Clean and Test Skin Coolers, (13) Preserve the Transducer Hull Ring and Renew the 850 Transducer, (14) Overhaul, Renew, and Test Valves, (15) Inspect and Test Air Receivers and Relief Valves, (16) Overhaul, and Inspect Chain Stoppers, (17) Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Rudder Assembly,(18) Inspect and Test Buoy Crane (Level II) (19) Perform Non-Destructive Testing of Pad Eyes, (20) Preserve Bilges in Shaft Alley Void and Lazarette, (21) Renew Anti-Sweat Coating System In Shaft Alley Void and Lazarette, (22) Preserve Underwater Body, (23) Renew Cathodic Protection System, (24) Perform Inclining Experiment, (25) Ultrasonic Testing, (26) Provide Temporary Logistics, (27) Routine Drydocking Vessel_s homeport is Caswell Beach, North Carolina. Vessel_s length is 65 foot Inland Bouy Tender. Vessel width is 17_4_. Vessel availability schedule is for Twenty-one (21) days, starting June 5, 2000. The place of performance for this vessel is geographically restricted to no open water transits; restricted to the protected waters of the cutter_s assigned area of operation. Orders for U.S. Coast Guard specification reference drawings must be placed within ten (10) days from the solicitation issuance date. There will be a non-refundable charge of $150.00 required, in the form of a certified check or money order payable to the U.S. Coast Guard, for requested drawings in paper form. There won_t be any charge for requested drawings provided on CD-ROM. The CD-Rom(s) contain WINDOWS compliant raster/vector formats (e.g. *.TIF, *TIF (group4), *.DWG, and *.DWF, etc.). All other referenced documents are available for viewing at 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, Virginia. Funds are available for this procurement. The proposed contract listed here is part of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Plans and specifications will be issued on or around February 22, 2000. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs). The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has a program to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provided accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call OSDBU at 1-800-532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. See Note: Posted 02/01/00 (D-SN420692). (0032)

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