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 THE USCGC AQUIDNECK (WPB 1309) SOL DTCG80-00-B-3FCG08 DUE 060700 POC Cindy Floyd, Contracting Officer, Phone (757)628-4653, Fax (757)628-4676, Email cfloyd@mlca.uscg.mil -- Vanessa Nemara, Supervisory Contract Specialist, Phone 757-628-4634, Fax 757-628-4674, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=DTCG80-00-B-3FCG08&LocID=497. E-MAIL: Cindy Floyd, cfloyd@mlca.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform drydocking and repairs including but not limited to the following base and option items: Base Items: (1) Renew Bulkhead Plating Between Battery Space and Aft Berthing, (2) Inspect and Renew Skeg Top Plate in Engine Room, (3)Remove and Disposal of Diesel Fuel, (4) Remove and Dispose of Oil and Oily Water, (5) Clean and Inspect Tanks, (6) Clean, Inspect, and Disinfect Potable Water Tank(s), (7) Clean and Inspect Sewage and Grey Water Collection and Holding Tank(s), (8) Inspect Bronze Sleeves in Various Shaft Packing Areas, (9) Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Propeller Shaft, (10) Perform Stern Tube/Strut Alignment Inspection, (11) Renew Water-Lubricated Propeller Shaft Bearings, (12) Realign Shaft Strut, (13) Remove and Reinstall Propellers, (14)Remove and Install Propellers, (15) Inspect MDE Exhaust, (16) Preserve Transducer Ring and Renew the V850 Transducer, (17) Improve Ship's Ventilation, (18) Overhaul, Renew Test Valves, (19) Inspect and Overhaul Duplex Sea Strainers, (20) Remove and Install Rudders, (21) Overhaul Stabilizing Fins, (22) Preserve Forepeak Compartment, (23) Coating System Thickness Measurement, (24) Underwater Appendage Preservation, (25) Inspect and Maintain Cathodic Protection System, (26) Renew Reference Electrode, (27) Temporary Messing, (28) Temporary Berthing, (29) Temporary Logistics, (30) Routine Drydock, (31) GFP report in accordance with solicitation Section H. Option Items: (1 )Welding Repairs, (2) Renew Skeg Top Plate, (3) Minor Coating Repairs, (4) Preserve Potable Water Tank(s), (5) Preserve Sewage Tank and Grey Water Tanks, (6) Remove and Fabricate, Fit and Install Bronze Sleeve, (5) Remove, Inspect and Re-Install Propeller Shafts, ( 6) Inspect and Install Government Furnished Propeller Shafts (7) Perform Reduction Gear to Shaft Alignment Inspection,, (8) Renew Strut Bolt and Cotter Pin, (7) Perform Stern Tube/Strut Alignment Inspection, (9) Repair Propeller Root Erosion, (10) Renew Rudder Bearing, (11) Renew Lower Fin Stock Bearing, (12) Coating System Thickness Measurement, (13) Renew Cathodic Anode, (14) Renew Cathodic Fairings, (15) Ultrasonic Testing, (16) Laydays. Vessel's homeport in Portsmouth, Virginia. Vessel length is 110 Foot "B" Class Patrol Boat. Vessel's minimum depth of water is 12 feet. Vessel's availability is for forty-two (42) days, starting 14 August 2000. All reference documents are available for viewing at 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA 23510-9102. A non-refundable charge of $150.00 is required, in the form of certified check or money order payable to the U.S. Coast Guard, for requested drawings. Drawing are now available on CD-Rom. The CD-Rom sets are available for all cutters and will be free of charge to contractors upon request. This procurement is subject to the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program. All Businesses, large and small, are encourages, to submit bids for the subject requirements. Plans and specifications will be issued on or about May 5, 2000. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. "ATTENTION: MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (DBES). 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. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning STLP, call OSDBU at 1-800-532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. For Information concerning this acquisition, contact the contracting listed above Posted 04/19/00 (D-SN446439). (0110)

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