Contracting Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East Ninth Street, Rm 2179, Cleveland, OH 44199-2060

Z -- REPLACE STATION FIRE ALARM AT USCG STATION HOBUCKEN IN HOBUCKEN, NC Sol DTCG83-96-Q-3WF117, Due 020296, POC Karen Lebo, Telephone (216) 522-3934, Ext. 532. Furnish all labor, materials, equipment to replace station fire alarm system at USCG Station Hobucken in Hobucken, NC in accordance with the enclosed plans and specifications. Est. range is between $25K and $100K. Performance period is 60 DANTP. No telephone requests will be accepted; only written requests received directly from the requestor will be accepted (fax 216-522-7107). Anticipated bid opening date is one or about 2 February 1996. Please do not call to verify the bid opening date. The small business size standard for this contract is 1731 and the average size standard is $7.0 million. This is an unrestricted procurement IAW Public Law 100-656. For a listing of all available procurements, a Procurement Information Line has been established for this office. Please call (216) 522-3954 ext. 745 and a description of the project, solicitation number and bid opening date will be provided. A non-refundable deposit of $15.00 is required in the form of a cashiers check, certified check or money order made payable to ``United States Coast Guard''. Cash or personal checks will not be accepted. All written requests accompanied by the required fee will be accepted until supply is exhausted. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered by the agency. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, payment, and performance bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also 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 Bonding Assistant Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (347)

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