Commander, USCG Maintenance & Logistics Command Atlantic (vpl) Bldg 400, Section M, Room 202, Governors Island, NY 10004-5085

J -- DRYDOCK REPAIRS - USCGC MANITOU (WPB 1302) SOL DTCG80-96-B-3FA736 DUE 011696 POC Mr. Pyong N. Ko, Contracting Officer, (212) 668-6271. Provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary to perform routine Drydock Vessel Maintenance including, but not limited to, the following Minimum Items: 1) Remove/Inspect/Reinstall Propeller Shaft, 2) Inspect/Repack MDE 8-inch Exhaust Flapper Valves, 3) Preserve Transducer Hull Ring/Renew Depth Indicating Transducer, 4) Overhaul/Renew/Test Valves, 5) Inspect/Overhaul Duples Sea Strainers, 6) Remove/Reinstall Rudders, 7) Clean/Inspect Diesel Fuel Tanks, 8) Preserve U/W Body, 9) Clean/Inspect Diesel Fuel Tanks, 10) Inspect/Maintain Cathodic Protection Sys, 11) Provide Temporary Messing/Berthing/Logistics, 12) Routine Drydocking, 13) Renew Shell Plating Sec, 14) Overhaul Appleton Marine Electro Hydraulic Crane, 15) Renew Sewage Tank Vent Piping, 16) Repair Sewage Tank Eductor Assy; Renew Shower Stall Deck Coverings, 17) Blast and Preserve Fwd Peak Tank, 18) Prepare/Preserve Steering Room Steel Surfaces, 19) Renew Mess Deck Floating Deck/Isolation Pads, 20) Prepare Framing Sec in Fuel Tank, 21) Renew Bulkhead Plating, 22) Fabricate/Install Bronze Sleeves in Shaft Packing Areas, etc. Indefinite Items Include, but not limited to, 1) Welding Repairs, 2) Straighten/Repair Propeller Shaft, 3) Repair Propeller Root Erosion, 4) Renew Rudder Bearings, 5) Overhaul Stabilizing Fins, 6) Renew Reference Electrode, 7) Renew Cathodic Anode, 8) Renew Capastic Fairing, 9) Ultrasonic Testing, 10) Minor Repair/Recondition Propeller, etc. Vessel's Homeport is Miami Beach, FL. Vessel's Availability Schedule is 25 March 1995 for 42 days. Place of performance is unrestricted. There will be a nonrefundable charge of $100.00 required in the form of a certified check or money order payable to the U.S. Coast Guard for requested drawings. All other reference documents are available for viewing at Building 400N, Governors Island, NY. Funds are not presently available for this procurement. The government's obligation under this solicitation is contingent upon availablity of appropriated funds from which payment for contractual purposes can be made. The proposed contact listed here is part of the Small Business Competitiveness Deonstration Program. Plans and specifications will be issued on or after 12 DEC 95. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STPL and Bonding Assistance Program, Please call (800) 532-1169 (0331)

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