Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH, 44199-2060

Z -- SUBMARINE CABLE WORK SOL DTCG83-00-R-3WF059 DUE 122199 POC P. Korenchen, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-902-6218, Fax 216-902-6277/78, Email PKorenchen@CEUCleveland.uscg.mil -- P. Korenchen, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-902-6218, Fax 216-902-6277/78, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=DTCG83-00-R-3 WF059&LocID=256. E-MAIL: P. Korenchen, PKorenchen@CEUCleveland.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation, plant, logistics and supervision required for the maintenance, removal, disposal and installation of submarine power cable in the Great Lakes for U. S. Coast Guard Aids to Navigation. Some types of cable installation may require the services of divers. The U. S. Coast Guard will provide all labor, material, and personnel required to splice the submarine cable during maintenance and/or replacement. The U. S. Coast Guard will provide a self contained diesel powered hydraulic dual drum cable reeler and the cable for accomplishment of the required cable work. Electrical work (connections/disconnections) will be performed by U. S. Coast Guard personnel. The Contractor will be required to perform contract work from 1 May through 30 September for each year of the contract. All scheduled work assigned shall be completed no later than 280 DANTP. The proposed procurement shall be in effect for the Basic Contract Year with options for four additional one-year periods. This procurement is estimated between $250K and $500K and is open to large and small businesses in accordance with the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program. It is the Government's intent to award a fixed price, Requirements type contract. The applicable SIC Code is 1623. The proposal closing date is approximate. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS. Offerors will be required to submit past performance information to document qualifications of at least of five years experience in marine work with access to and experience working with divers. The solicitation will contain evaluation criteria upon which award will be based. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency. All relevant solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings shall be available for download exclusively from the Internet in approximately thirty days, by accessing the U. S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland website at: http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/ceucleveland. After accessing the website, go to Contracting, Available Solicitations, EPS (for Vendors), DOT (Offices), USCG (Locations), CEU Cleveland (Posted Dates), and then, Solicitation DTCG83-00-B-3WCQ05. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), offers working capital financing and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. DOT's Bonding Assistance Program (BAP) offers bid, performance and payment bonds on contracts up to $1,000,000. DOT's Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: Posted 11/04/99 (D-SN398317). (0308)

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