68 -- SHIPBOARD -- WATER CHEMISTRY TREATMENT PROGRAM

Notice Date

September 11, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Headquarters -- Office of Acquisition, MAR-380 Rm. 7310, 400 7th Street S. W., Washington, DC, 20590

ZIP Code

20590

Solicitation Number

DTMA1R00009

Response Due

October 31, 2000

Point of Contact

Gene Simmons, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 366-1711, Fax (202) 366-3889, Email gene.simmons@marad.dot.gov

E-Mail Address

Gene Simmons (gene.simmons@marad.dot.gov)

Description

The Maritime Administration is seeking qualified sources capable of providing full support as the manager of a shipboard -- water chemistry treatment program. The program should encompass the following major components: High pressure boiler and feedwater treatment, diesel engine coolant treatment, evaporation/distiller treatment sewage treatment, salt water treatment, scale removal and bilge cleaning. Qualified sources must be capable of providing; all chemicals, laboratory testing, and analysis services; shipboard training, shipboard test kits, logbooks and manuals, automated tracking/monitoring of all services, product inventory, reports and funding. Services must be available on a worldwide basis 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week, to support the Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF) vessels activated for national defense purposes or military exercise. Qualified sources must have a proven background of providing services of the type identified to the commercial marine industry. Interested offerors may respond to this notice by downloading the solicitation (DTMA1R0009) from this site, on or about 20 September 2000 or by visiting the Maritime Administration homepage at http://www.marad.dot.gov/acquisition/. A pre-proposal conference is tentatively scheduled for 4 October 2000. Should an award be made, as a result of this solicitation, it shall be for a base year with four (4)one year options. Responses shall be submitted and received not later than 31 October 2000 at 2:00 P.M (Eastern Time) to: U. S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Office of Acquisition, MAR-380 Room 7310, 400 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20590 ATTN: Gene Simmons. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), offers working capital financing and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. DOT's Bonding Assistance Program (BAP) offers bid, performance and payment bonds on contracts up to $1,000,000. DOT's Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. Note: Facsimile offers will not be accepted.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000913/68SOL001.HTM (D-255 SN495259)