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 TO USCGC BUCKTHORN (WLI-642) SOL DTCG80-00-B-3FCA59 DUE 032200 POC Gail McDaniel, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-628-4649, Fax 757-628-4676, Email GMcDaniel@mlca.uscg.mil 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 FCA59&LocID=497. E-MAIL: Gail McDaniel, GMcDaniel@mlca.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary to perform drydock repairs including, but not limited to, the following Base Items: 1) Repair Port and STBD Corners of Stern (99-007). 2) Clean, Inspect, and Preserve Diesel Fuel Tank(s). 3) Remove and Dispose of Diesel Fuel (up to 2,000 gal.). 4) Clean, Inspect and Disinfect Potable Tank(s). 5) Preserve Potable Water Tank(s). 6) Clean and Inspect Sewage and Grey Water Collection and Holding Tank(s). 7) Preserve Spudwell, Remove, Clean and Inspect Spud Winch. 8) Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Propeller Shafts. 9) Remove, Inspect and Reinstall Propellers. 10) Overhaul, Renew and Test Valves. 11) Overhaul and Test Fuel Oil Valves. 12) Remove, Inspect and Reinstall Rudder Assemblies. 13) Inspect, Overhaul and Test Appleton Aton Crane. 14) Perform Non-Destructive Testing of Various Deck Fittings. 15) Upgrade 115 Volt Transformers. 16) Preserve Forward Void. 17) Preserve Main Hold Bilge. 18) Preserve Buoy Deck. 19) Preserve Underwater Body _ Coating Thickness Measurement Non-Destructive. 20) Provide Temporary Berthing. 21) Air Test Inaccessible Voids. 22) Inspect and Test Relief Valves. 23) Provide Temporary Logistics. 24) Routine Drydocking. 25) GFP report in accordance with solicitation Section H. Option Items include but are not limited to: 1) Welding repairs. 2) Minor Coating Repairs Sewage Collection Tank. 3) Minor Coating Repairs Grey Water Collection Tank. 4) Preserve Sewage and Grey Water Collection and Holding Tank(s). 5) Winch Overhaul. 6) Straighten Starboard Shaft. 7) Straighten Port Shaft. 8) Renew Water-Lubricated Shaft Bearings. 9) Clean and Test Grid Coolers. 10) Preserve the Transducer Hull Ring and Renew the Transducer. 11) Overhaul, Renew and Test Valves _ Waster Piece Renewal. 12) Preserve Underwater Body. 13) Provide Additional Temporary Berthing. 14) Ultrasonic Testing. 15) Provide Additional Temporary Logistics. 16) Composite Labor Rate. 17) Lay Days. The vessel_s homeport is Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Vessel is a 100_0_ Inland Buoy Tender. Vessel width is 24_0_. Vessel_s availability is for 35 days starting June 12, 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 operations, the Great Lakes. 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, MLCA, for a set of hard copy drawings. Drawings are now available on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM sets are available for all cutters and will be provided free of charge. 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 21, 2000. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. This notice is for information 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 assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises 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 provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at 1-800-532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbu.dot.gov. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above. Numbered Note 26 Applies. Posted 02/04/00 (D-SN422168). (0035)

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