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20 -- SHIP AND MARINE EQUIPMENT SOL DTCG23-98-B-TCB001 POC Contract: Bonita R. DeWitt, Ph: (202) 267-2526, Contracting Officer: Darren L. Brown, Ph: (202) 267-2506 THIS PROCUREMENT IS A 100% TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) has identified a requirement for Foam-Filled Unlighted Plastic Buoys. These buoys will be used as aids to navigation in the coastal and inland waters of the United States. Each buoy must conform to USCG G-SEC Specification Number 491 with general buoy characteristics as follows: (1) 5th class; (2) Fabricated from rotationally molded polyethylene plastic; (3) Interior of the buoys shall be filled with polyurethane foam; (4) Radar reflector; (5), Counterweight consisting of steel shot; (6) Buoy dimensions are approximately 7 feet high and 2 feet in diameter; and (7) Unlighted. The USCG anticipates awarding an Indefinite/Delivery, Indefinite/Quantity type contract with economic price adjustment for a base period and four option years. Two cast aluminum molds will be provided as Government Furnished Property. The SIC Code is 3089 and the size standard is 500 employees. The U.S. Coast Guard intends on issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) solicitation on or about August 29, 1997. Requests for solicitation package must be in writing. Interested offerors must reference Solicitation No. DTCG23-98-B-TCB001. All responses must be submitted within 30 calendar days from the date of this notice. Telephone requests will not be honored. 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 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 the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169.***** (0217)

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