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 -- J _ DOCKSIDE REPAIRS TO USCGC BRAMBLE (WLB-392) SOL DTCG80-00-B-3FCG01 DUE 053100 POC Janet Kodmon, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-628-4640, Fax 757-628-4676, Email jkodmon@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-3FCG01&LocID=497. E-MAIL: Janet Kodmon, jkodmon@mlca.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform dockside repairs including, but not limited to, the following base items: (1) Clean and inspect diesel fuel and oil tanks, (2) Clean, inspect, and disinfect potable water tanks, (3) Clean and inspect sewage and grey water collection and holding tanks, (4) Clean, inspect, and test main motor, (5) Clean and inspect main motor cooler, (6) Clean shipboard galley, scullery, and laundry ventilation systems, (7) Overhaul potable water manifold valves, (8) Inspect and test weight handling equipment (Level I), (9) Overhaul and weight test shipboard davit crane, (10) Weight test starboard boat davit, (11) Inspect, test, and repack liferafts and hydrostatic releases, (12) Hydroblast sewage and grey water piping, (13) Preserve 01 deck, (14) Preserve buoy deck, (15) Renew deck covering system, (16) Provide temporary messing, (17) Provide temporary berthing, (18) Inspect and test relief valves, (19) Provide temporary logistics, (20) Provide a government furnished property (GFP) report in accordance with solicitation section H. Options include, but are not limited to the following items: (1) Minor coating repairs to the potable water tanks, sewage tanks and grey water collection and holding tanks, (2) Provide additional temporary messing, (3) Provide additional temporary berthing, (4) Provide additional temporary logistics, and (5) Composite labor rate. Vessel_s homeport is Port Huron, Michigan. The vessel_s length is 180 feet, a seagoing buoy tender. Vessel_s availability is for twenty-eight (28) days, starting August 14, 2000. Drawings are available on CD-ROM, free of charge to contractors. However, a non-refundable charge of $150.00 is required, in the form of a certified check or money order payable to the U.S. Coast Guard, for printed copies of drawings. 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 April 28, 2000. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. This notice is for informational 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 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 provided accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call OSDBU at 1-800-532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. See Note: 26. Posted 04/07/00 (D-SN442421). (0098)

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