Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commandant (G-ACS), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second St., SW, Washington, DC, 20593-0001

20 -- STEEL RIVER BUOYS SOL DTCG23-00-B-TCB021 DUE 053000 POC Iris Hall, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-267-0605, Fax 202-267-4025, Email ihall@comdt.uscg.mil -- Scott Palmer, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 267-2489, Fax (202) 267-4019, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=DTCG23-00-B-TCB021&LocID=14. E-MAIL: Iris Hall, ihall@comdt.uscg.mil. THIS IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The Coast Guard has a requirement for Unlighted Foam-filled Steel River Buoys used in the coastal and inland navigable waters of the United States. These Aids-to-Navigation (AtoN) steel river buoys shall be fabricated in accordance with USCG Specifications and are characterized as follows: 1) Unlighted; 2) Radar-reflective or Tall type; 3) 4th or 6th Class; 4) Nun or Can upper body shaped; 5) Red or Green in color; and 6) Polyurethane foam filled.. First article testing and approval will be required. A preaward survey may be performed to ascertain manufacturing capability. Estimated annual requirements are from 6,200 to 7,150 buoys. It is anticipated an Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued late April 2000 with sealed bids due 30 days after issuance of the IFB. The resulting contract will be a Firm-Fixed-Price Requirements-type contract with a base year and four option years. To receive a solicitation, interested SMALL BUSINESSES must submit a written request to the above address or fax request to (202) 267-4019. Telephone requests will not be honored. The SIC Code for this acquisition is 3443 (500 employees), under Industry Group 344: Fabricated Structural Metal Products, 3443 Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops), including _Buoys-Metal_. 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 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, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. See Numbered Note 1. Posted 04/05/00 (D-SN441690). (0096)

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