Z -- Replace Timber Bulkhead at USCG Group Moriches, East Moriches, NY

ISSUE DATE: 02/21/03. Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, supervision and disposal necessary to Replace Timber Bulkhead at USCG Group Moriches, East Moriches, NY. The work includes installing approximately 75 LF of new steel sheet pile behind the existing wooden sheet pile, removing the existing timber sheet pile being replaced and incidental related work. Work also includes modifying the existing fuel lines and electrical conduits running from the two fuel tanks on the wharf to the fueling station on the pier. SPECIALIZED MARINE EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE BULKHEAD WORK. The estimated cost range of this project is $100,000 to $250,000. Solicitation packages will be available on or about 02/21/03. The date for receipt of bids is scheduled for 3/23/03 at 2:00 pm. This solicitation is issued under the Small Business Demonstration Competitiveness Program and is unrestricted. Our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. All relevant solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings may be accessed for download beginning on the date of issue at the following site: http://www.eps.gov. Any amendments issued to the solicitation will be posted solely on this web site. Bidders are required to verify the number of amendments issued with the Contracting Officer prior to the bid opening date. Companies not having the capability to download solicitation documents may contact Rhode Island Blue Print, 335 Webster Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920 for a copy of the solicitation package for a non-refundable deposit. Please fax your request to RIBP at +1 (555) 000-0000 and include your credit card number and expiration date along with the Solicitation Number. RIBP accepts Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. Please do not call in your requests. Orders will be shipped UPS unless you request overnight delivery. Also, you may refer to a list of printers on the CEU Providence web site at http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/ceuprovidence. Printers on this list can download and print the information for a fee. A bidders list is no longer available. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATION FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Dept 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 available under the DOT Short-term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The max. line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding these programs, call the DOT OSDBU at +1 (555) 000-0000. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above.