Commanding Officer (KO), Civil Engineering Unit, Juneau, P.O. Box 21747, 709 W. 9th St., Room 817, Juneau, AK 99802-1747

Z -- PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS REPAIRS AT USCG ISC KETCHIKAN, ALASKA SOL DTCG87-00-Q-643047 DUE 031000 POC Ms. Leonidas S. Fermin (907) 463-2413 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, lfermin@cgalaska.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, equipment, and materials for the following work on the Pedestrian Overpass at USCG ISC Ketchikan: pressure wash with a cleaning agent solution and coat all exposed concrete surfaces; pressure wash with a cleaning solution and coat all galvanized steel handrails, and prepare and place thin overlay on concrete deck. All work shall be completed no later than June 15, 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 1721 and the applicable size standard is $7.0 million dollars in annual receipts for the past three years. Request for Quotation packages must be received in this office by close of business 01 March 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 be 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 to 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 10 March 2000. There is NO charge for these documents. Quotations may be submitted via facsimile (907) 463-2416. Posted 02/10/00 (W-SN424368). (0041)

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