U.S. Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center, Curtis Bay, Baltimore, MD 21226

30 -- GASKETS, PACKING, AND SEALING DEVICES POC Point of Contact -- Contact Sharon Johnson, (410) 762-6465, Contract Specialist, or Nancy M. Dean, (410) 762-6461, Contracting Officer Potential source sought. The Coast Guard is seeking qualified sources to consider in an award of a contract for the following material: John Crane-Houdaille Shaft Seals and Associated replacements parts in support of various Coast Guard vessels main propulsion shafting. The Coast Guard ELC does not own sufficient data to evaluate the form, fit, and function of an or equal part(s). Request the offeror submit the data outlined in this announcement. The offeror shall provide the technical data package, which shall include Level III drawings in accordance with ANSI Y14.5M. The offeror shall submit in accordance with MIL-I-45208 the following: The Quality Assurance Inspection Plan of the or equal parts for review. The parts offered shall be phsically identified in accordance with MIL-STD-130. The offeror shall submit for review all Level III drawing sets in accordance with DOD-STD-1000 and Q/A test plan of the OEM. Warranty: The offeror shall submit complete description of warranty for the offered parts. The description shall include the following: A.) The limits of the offeror's liability associated with the offerors parts. B.) The identity of the warranty origin and the authority to enforce and trasfer warranty of the parts. C) The normal warranty enforcement period offered with the parts. D) The offerors procedures for the implementing of repair/replacement of warranted itmes. 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 is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting officer listed above. This is not a Solicitation. No cost or pricing data is required. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. See numbered Note 22 & 26 (AC1020035-03) Posted 10/20/98 (I-SN263743). (0293)

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