USCG, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd, Warwick, RI 02886

61 -- REPLACE EMERGENCY GENERATOR AT HANGER BUILDING, USCG AIR STATION CAPE COD, BOURNE, MA SOL DTCGG1-00-Q-3WK246 DUE 071400 POC Jim Adamo, Contracting Officer, (401) 736-1762 ISSUE DATE: 06/28/00. Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, supervision and disposal necessary to replace the emergency generator at the hanger building, USCG Air Station Cape Cod, Bourne, MA (Barnstable County). Work includes the removal of one 60kw diesel generator, one fuel tank and associated miscellaneous items, the installation of one new 60kw natural gas emergency generator and associated miscellaneous items, the removal of one 100 amp emergency electrical panel and installation of a new 100 amp panel in same location and incidental related work. Estimated cost of this project is less than $25,000. This solicitation is issued as a small business set-aside. Solicitation packages to be available on or about 06/28/00, and may be obtained from: RI Blueprint, 335 Webster Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920; POC Peter Morin. Please fax your request to RIBP at (401) 946-6550 and include your credit card number and expiration date along with the Solicitation number. Solicitations will not be released until the issue date referenced in the CBD. RIBP accepts VISA, Mastercard and American Express. Please do not call in requests. Your orders will be shipped UPS unless you request overnight delivery. The due date for receipt of quotes is on or about 07/14/00. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATION FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Dept of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, payment and performance bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond 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 max. line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding these programs, call the DOT OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above. Posted 06/08/00 (W-SN462669). (0160)

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