Commanding Officer (KO), Civil Engineering Unit, Juneau, P.O. Box 21747, 709 W. 9th St., Room 817, Juneau, AK 99802-1747

Z -- CONSTRUCT NEW 1000 SF PRE-ENGINEERED STEEL BUILDING, USCG AIR STATION SITKA, ALASKA SOL DTCG87-00-B-643086 DUE 071400 POC R. W. Wade (907) 463-2418 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, rwade@cgalaska.uscg.mil. Provide all materials, equipment, labor, supervision, and transportation to construct a new 1000 SF insulated Pre-engineered Metal Storage Building. Footprint is to be on a muskeg bed; therefore, foundation will be of steel pipe pile design with a one-way slab. Building mechanical system will consist of nominal lighting and two electric, self-contained, ceiling hung unit heaters. Roof design shall be of standing seam metal roofing. The project is located at the U. S. Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, Alaska. The estimated cost range for this project is between $100,000 and $250,000. The work required by this solicitation is identified as Industry Standard 1796 and the applicable size standard is $11.5 million dollars in annual receipts for the past three years. This procurement is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, Public Law 100-656, as implemented by the OFPP Policy Directive and Test Plan dated 8/31/89. This is NOT a small business set-aside. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the U. S. Coast Guard. Requests for bid documents must be submitted and received by this office no later than July 14, 2000. 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. This is applicable to any eligible prime subcontractor at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for quote, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guarantee of the bid 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 maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. The non-refundable cost for plans and specifications is $25.00. To order a set of documents please contact R. W. Wade, Contracting Officer at the following address and phone number: Commanding Officer (ko), United States Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit, Room 817, 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1747. Posted 06/23/00 (W-SN468088). (0175)

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