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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 4,2000 PSA#2530Department 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 19 -- AIR RESCUE BOAT (AIRBOAT OR HOVERCRAFT) SOL DTCG80-00-Q-C45913
POC Sandra Stevens, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-628-4656, Fax
757-628-4676, Email sstevens@mlca.uscg.mil -- Marion Veber, Supervisory
Contract Specialist, Phone 757-628-4633, Fax 757-628-4676, Email WEB:
Visit this URL for the latest information about this,
http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=DTCG80-00-Q-C
45913&LocID=497. E-MAIL: Sandra Stevens, sstevens@mlca.uscg.mil. The
United States Coast Guard, MLC Atlantic intends to issue a purchase
order for a commercial _off-the-shelf_ Ice Rescue vessel and trailer,
in a form similar to an airboat or hovercraft, to fulfill the Coast
Guard ice rescue mission in US Great Lakes and Lake Saint Clair areas.
The Coast Guard intends to conduct this procurement in accordance with
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 12, Acquisition of Commercial
Items, and FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items.
The simplified acquisition will be issued as a best value Request for
Quote (RFQ), on or about 9 February 2000. The RFQ will be issued via
the Electronic Posting System (EPS) at www.eps.gov. Hard copies of the
RFQ will not be issued. It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor
the EPS system for RFQ release and all subsequent amendments. This
procurement is being issued as a 100% small business set-aside in
accordance with FAR 52.219-6. The standard industrial classification
code is 3732 _ boat building and repairing, and the small business size
standard is 500. The Ice rescue vessel shall be capable of transversing
multi-terrain cold weather environments including open waters, rough
water, solid ice, thin ice, broken ice and snow emphasizing safety for
the crew, passengers and personnel in the immediate vicinity of an
emergency rescue site. All vessel systems and components must be
specifically designed for cold climate operation, marine environment,
and vibrations associated with high-speed transit through rough waters
or rough terrain. The vessel shall have a useful payload of at least
1200 pounds. The vessel trailer shall have surge brakes, installed
taillights, brake and directional lights, and meet requirements for
licensing within the state of Michigan. Additional specifications are
included in the formal RFQ. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-owned, and
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE). The Department of
Transportation (DOT) Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working
capital financing in the form of linesof credit to finance accounts
receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit
is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information,
call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. For
information concerning the acquisition, contact the Contracting
Officials listed above. Please forward all inquiries to Ms. Sandra
Stevens at SStevens@mlca.uscg.mil or call (757) 628-4656. Posted
02/02/00 (D-SN421095). (0033) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0165 20000204\19-0003.SOL)
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