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W -- RENTAL OF HIGH VISIBILITY PLATFORM BOATS SOL DTCG84-00-Q-AAS052 DUE 022300 POC Margaret Turner, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-628-4115, Fax 757-628-4134, Email MTurner@mlca.uscg.mil -- Wanda Cortesini, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-628-4125, Fax 757-628-4134, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=DTCG84-00-Q-A AS052&LocID=496. E-MAIL: Margaret Turner, MTurner@mlca.uscg.mil. The U.S. Coast Guard has a requirement for rental of the following equipment: 20 each, 22-foot to 24-foot, high visibility platform boats of fiberglass construction, with outboard engines. Each boat shall be equipped with the following: 24-mile radar; differential GPS, digital depth sounder, VHF factory programmable radio, speed to reach 25 knots, enclosed crew area (cabin or Bimini top or canvas with side curtains for foul weather). The rented boats will be used in the New York Harbor during OPSAIL 2000. Boats shall be delivered to Marine Ocean Terminal, Bayonne, NJ. Rental period is 30 June 2000 through 7 July 2000. Technical support and spare parts shall be provided to ensure full operability throughout the entire rental period. This procurement is 100% set-aside for small business with SIC Code 3732 assigned. The size standard is 500 employees. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE NOTIFIED THAT THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE INTERNET AFTER 8 FEBRUARY 2000. The solicitation, its attachments, and all amendments will be published for viewing and printing at http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/FDiv/fdiv.htm. Prospective offerors must register on this site to obtain the solicitation. IT IS THE OFFERORS RESPONSIBILITY TO PERIODICALLY CHECK THE WEB SITE FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLICITATION. No paper copies of the solicitation or the amendments will be issued. 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 $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. For information concerning this acquisition contact Margaret Turner at (757) 628-4115 or via e-mail: mturner@mlca.uscg.mil. Posted 02/03/00 (D-SN421543). (0034)

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