Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer, USCG Engineering Logistics Center, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Building 31, Mail Stop 26, Baltimore, MD, 21226-5000

29 -- ALCO CYLINDER HEADS AND INSTALLATION KITS SOL DTCG40-00-R-50017 DUE 062200 POC Kelly Carney, Contract Specialist, Phone 410-762-6472, Fax 410-762-6056, Email kcarney@elcbalt.uscg.mil -- Nancy Dean, Contracting Officer, Phone 410-762-6461, Fax 410-762-6056, Email ndean@elcbalt.uscg.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=DTCG40-00-R-5 0017&LocID=493. E-MAIL: Kelly Carney, kcarney@elcbalt.uscg.mil. The U.S. Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center has a requirement to procure an estimated 1,375 Cylinder Heads, NSN 2815-01-458-8747, Part Number 22200243, and Installation Kits, NSN 2815-01-466-2749, Part Number 25000601, to be installed onboard the 210' WMEC, 270' WMEC, and 400' WAGB Coast Guard vessels. The Government intends to solicit ONLY BF Goodrich-Fairbanks Morse Engine Division/FM Alco, the Original Equipment Manufacturer. Industry was given the opportunity to submit their capabilities to supply these items in the CBD Notice published on 7 March 2000. The U.S. Coast Guard intends to award a fixed-price requirements-type contract with one base year and four option years. The estimated quantity is 275 each of each item per year. Delivery shall be F.O.B. Destination to the U.S. Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226-5000. Delivery shall be 120 calendar days after the date of each individual delivery order. The U.S. Coast Guard does NOT possess the technical specification, drawings, etc., to provide with the solicitation. This information is proprietary to BF Goodrich-Fairbanks Morse Engine Division/FM Alco. See Numbered Note 22. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE's)! 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 or access the Internet site at http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. For information regarding this acquisition, contact the contracting officials listed Posted 03/21/00 (D-SN436777). (0081)

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