40 -- 40 ? SMALL SIZE BUOY CHAIN

Notice Date

June 1, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), = Commandant (G-ACS), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second St., SW, = Washington, DC, 20593-0001

ZIP Code

20593-0001

Solicitation Number

DTCG23-01-B-TCB002

Response Due

July 18, 2001

Point of Contact

Jennifer Woolard, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-267-2523, Fax = 202-267-4019, Email jwoolard@comdt.uscg.mil -- Linda Dearing, = Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 267-2489, Fax (202) 267-4019, Email = ldearing@comdt.uscg.mil

Description

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has a full and open requirement for = small-size buoy chain, which will be used for mooring navigational = buoys in the coastal and inland waters of the United States. The = open-link chain is made from low-carbon steel and electronically = welded. It is to be manufactured in accordance with USCG specification = number 377J dated October 2000. The specification will be included = with the solicitation package. The chain sizes required are ?? and ?? = in diameter. The ?? chain is furnished in 45? and 90? lengths, and the = ?? chain is furnished in 90? lengths. The estimated annual chain = requirements, including all sizes, are 3,400 shots. Delivery will be = FOB destination to various USCG locations. Per statute 14 U.S.C. = Section 97(a), Coast Guard Buoy Chain, or substantially all of its = components, must be produced or manufactured in the United States. The = USCG anticipates awarding a requirements?type contract for a base year = with four (4) one year option periods. The NAICS code is 332999 and = the size standard is 500 employees. The U.S. Coast Guard intends on = issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) solicitation on or about 20 June = 2001 at http://www.eps.gov/. To receive a solicitation, interested = businesses may download the IFB at this web site. Sealed bids will be = due thirty (30) days after issuance of the IFB. The primary Point of = Contact for this solicitation may be reached at email address = jwoolard@comdt.uscg.mil. The alternate may be reached at = ldearing@comdt.uscg.mil. For Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged = Business Enterprises, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of = Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (ASDBU) has a program to = assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged enterprises 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 provide accounts receivable = financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For Further = information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the = USDBU at (800) 532-1169. This is an unrestricted procurement.

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Record

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