Commander (VPL), U.S. Coast Guard, Maintenance & Logistics Command Atlantic, 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA 23510-9102

J -- DRYDOCKING REPAIRS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT, GROUP NEW HAVEN, CT 41 FOOT UTILITY BOATS (CG41-UTB) SOL DTCG80-99-B-3FC706 DUE 121798 POC Contact Ms. Gail McDaniel, Contract Specialist (757) 628-4649 or Mr. Pyong N. Ko, Contracting Officer (757) 628-4645 WEB: IFB, http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, GMcDaniel@mlca.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform drydock repairs to the First District, Group New Haven, CT, 41 Foot Utility Boats (CG41-UTB) including but not limited to the following Indefinite Items: (1) Welding Repairs, (2) Renew Aluminum Frames, Stiffeners, and Brackets, (3) Renew Rubrail, (4) Renew Rubrail Fasteners, (5) Air Test Skeg, (6) Renew Skeg, (7) Renew Cabin and Pilot House, (8) Perform Minor Repairs to Cabin Top, (9) Remove and Reinstall Cabin Top Windows, (10) Renew Stern Tube, (11) Renew Watertight Scuttle, (12) Remove, Inspect, Reinstall Deck Cleats, (13) Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Propeller Shaft, (14) Renew Strut, (15) Renew Propeller Shaft Coupling, (16) Straighten Shaft, (17) Remove and Reinstall Main Diesel Engine, (18) Engine Realignment, (19) Renew Propulsion Shaft Stern Tube Bearing, (20) Renew Propulsion Shaft Strut Bearing, (21) Remove and Reinstall Propeller, (22) Overhaul, Renew, and Test Valves, (23) Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Rudder Assembly, (24) Install Trim Tabs, (25) Preserve Cabin Top Exterior, (26) Clean and Inspect Diesel Fuel Tanks, (27) Rudder Bushing Renewal, (28) Preserve Main Deck and Well Deck, (29) Preserve Aluminum Underwater Body, (30) Preserve Freeboard, (31) Renew Corrosion Preventive Zinc Anodes, (32) Ultrasonic Testing, (33) Provide Temporary Logistics, (34) Routine Drydocking, (35) Composite Labor Rate, and (36) Lay Days. Vessel is a 41 Foot Utility Boat. Vessel length is 40 feet, 8 inches; breadth is 13 feet, 6 inches. Vessel homepier is New Haven, CT. Vessel availability schedule is to be defined separately for each vessel. The performance period for each vessel is thirty-five (35) calendar days. The place of performance is not geographically restricted; however, for the vessel to travel by water, the maximum nautical mileage will be limited to ONE HUNDRED (100) nautical miles from New Haven, CT. This figure represents a single day's travel for a UTB crew. Any contractor providing for work to be accomplished at a commercial location exceeding ONE HUNDRED (100) nautical miles will have to transport the vessel by land at the contractor's expense which shall be included in the amount bid. Transport time shall be included in the 35-day performance period. The contract will consist of one base year and three one-year options to be exercised at the Government's discretion. There will be a non-refundable 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 referenced documents are available for viewing at 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA. The proposed contract listed here is set aside for Small Businesses. Plans and specifications will be issued on or after 17 November 1998. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs). The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above. Numbered Note 26 applies. Posted 11/02/98 (W-SN267338). (0306)

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