Commander (vpl-1), U.S. Coast Guard, Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic, 300 E. Main St., Suite 600, Norfolk, VA 23510-9102

J -- DOCKSIDE REPAIRS USCGC RED WOOD (WLM 685) SOL DTCG80-98-B-3FC793 DUE 031998 POC Contact Mr. Douglas Landau, Contracting Officer (757) 628-4638 Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform dockside repairs including but not limited to the following minimum items: (1) Renew Bulkhead Plating and Handrails, (2) Renew Stack Plating, (3) Clean Engine Cooling System, (4) Clean Shipboard Ventilation System, (5) Replace and Upgrade Fan Coil Units (6) Install Main Space Sprinkler Standpipe, (7) Renew Deck Drains, (8) Install Fusible Link System in Galley Range Guard Fire Protection System, (9) Inspect and Overhaul Winches, (10) Inspect and Overhaul Weight Handling Gear and Boom, (11) Inspect and Overhaul Port Chain Stopper and Padeyes, (12) Overhaul Anchor(s) and Anchor Chain(s), (13) Overhaul Both Port and Starboard Boat Handling Equipment, (14) Renew Sewage Tank Flush Piping, (15) Preserve Buoy Deck, (16) Preserve Weather Decks, (17) Preserve Sewage and Grey Water Collection and Holding Tanks, and (18) Provide Temporary Logistics. Indefinite items include but are not limited to the following: (1) Welding Repairs, (2) Renew Shaft Seals, and (3) Provide Additional Temporary Logistics. Vessel's homeport is Philadelphia, PA. Place of performance is restricted to the vessel's homepier. Vessel's availability schedule is 20 April 1998 for 42 calendar days. Vessel is a 157 Foot Coastal Buoy Tender. All referenced documents are available for viewing at 300 East Main Street, Suite 500, Norfolk, VA. A charge of $100.00 is required in the form of a certified check or money order made payable to the U.S. Coast Guard for requested drawings. All businesses, large and small, are encouraged to submit bids for the subject requirements. Plans and specifications will be issued on or after 17 FEB 98. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. "This Notice is for informational purposes 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. 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 in $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above." See Note(s): 26. (0034)

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