Commander, USCG Maintenance & Logistics Command Atlantic (vpl) Bldg 400, Section M, Room 210M, Governors Island, NY 10004-5085

J -- DRYDOCK REPAIR USCGC POINT BONITA (WPB-82347) SOL DTCG80-96-B-3FA743 DUE 011896 POC Ms. Mildred A. Anderson, Contract Specialist, (212) 668-6475 or Mr. Douglas Landau, Contracting Officer, (212) 668-3374. Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform drydock repairs including but not limited to the following minimum items: (1) Fabricate and install rope guards, (2) Remove, inspect and reinstall propeller shaft, (3) Renew water-lubricated shaft bearings, (4) Remove, inspect and reinstall propeller, (5) Preserve the transducer hull ring and renew the depth indicating transducer, (6) Overhaul, renew and test valves, (7) Remove, inspect, and reinstall rudder, (8) Replace sewage tank assembly and tank level sensing system, (9) Clean and inspect diesel fuel tanks, (10) Remove, dispose and provide new fuel oil (1,000 gallons), (11) Non-destructive coating system thickness measurement, (12) Condition A (Entire underwater body), (13) Clean, inspect and disinfect potable water tank, (14) Preserve sewage void, (15) Renew corrosion preventive zinc anodes, (16) Provide Temporary Logistics, (17) Routine Drydocking, (18) Provide Breakfast, (19) Provide Lunch, (20) Provide Dinner, (21) Provide Temporary Berthing, (22) Inspect and overhaul sea strainers, (23) Preserve lazarette bilges, (24) Preserve main hold bilges, (25) Renew 01 deck plating, etc. Vessel's homeport is Norfolk, VA. Vessel availability schedule is 18 MAR 96 for 35 days. Vessel length is 82 Foot ''C'' Class Patrol Boat. Indefinite items include but are not limited to the following: (1) Welding Repairs, (2) Align caterpillar main engine, (3) Renew forward strut barrel, (4) Renew shaft covering, (5) Straighten shaft, (6) Renew aft strut barrel, (7) Renew shaft sleeve, (8) Minor repair and recondition propeller, (9) Renew rudder port, (10) Destructive coating sytem thickness measurements, (11) Minor coating repairs, (12) Preserve potable water tank, (13) Provide additional temporary logistics, (14) Provide additional temporary berthing, etc. 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 other referenced documents are available for viewing at building 400N, Governors Island NY. The proposed contract listed here is part of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Plans and specifications will be issued on or after 18 Dec 95. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considerd by the United Stated 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 t $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 STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (0334)

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