Contracting Officer, USCG Aircraft Repair & Supply Center, Elizabeth City, NC 27909-5001

J -- AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES SOL DTCG38-97-R-3B001 DUE 012797 POC Contact Nancy DeBerry, Contract Specialist, (919)335-6198 or Martha Hebrew, Contracting Officer, (919)335-6557 The U.S. Coast Guard Aircraft Repair & Supply Center intends to issue a delivery order against an existing Basic Ordering Agreement with Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, to rework and whirl test eight (8) each Rotary Rudder Blades, NSN 1615-01-158-9678, P/N 70101-31000-046; four (4) each Rotary Wing Blades, NSN 1615-01-158-9679, P/N 70150-29100-041. Also for rework against this BOA are eight (8) each Cylinder Head Assemblies, NSN 1615-01-158-9602, P/N 70106-28002-004 and seven (7) each Spindle Assemblies, NSN 1615-01-238-2448, P/N 70102-28100-048. Offerors, other than the OEM, must be NAVICP PICA (Primary Inventory Control Agency) certified and must provide written responses no later than 1500 on 27 Jan 1997. Contractors desiring to obtain certification for rework of these items may contact Mr. John Young at NAVICP, Philadelphia, PA ((212)697-1221), for information on the qialification process. Written responses must include prices and technical data sufficient to determine capability and a copy of the PICA certification. Work to be performed shall be in accordance with Original Equipment Manufacturer's specifications. The Coast Guard does not own, nor can it provide, the proprietary specifications for rework of these blades and assemblies. No telephone requests will be accepted; however, faxes may be submitted to (919)335-6496. No solicitation document exists. ? For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantageged 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. 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 OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. See Notes 22 and 26. (0009)

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