Z -- SAN FRANCISCO AID-TO-NAVIGATION (ATON) STRUCTURES REPLACEMENT AT SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAY AND SACRAMENTO & SAN JOAQUIN RIVER

Provide all materials (excluding Government Furnished Material), labor, equipment and transportion required to accomplish work installing, replacing, or removing aid-to-naviation (ATON) structures in San Francisco/San Pablo/Suisun Bay and Sacramento & San Joaquin River. Work includes: (1) Emergency removal of damaged ATON structures that present a hazard to navigation; (2) Improper Characteristics work which includes non-emergency removal, replacement or repair of damaged ATON structures; (3) Geodetic survey with minimum accuracy level of Third Order, Class 1, shall be performed and a report be prepared for each ATON structure installed, when required by the Delivery Order.The estimated cost of this procurement is between $250,000 and $500,000 (CONSTRUCTION BIDS ONLY). Performance period is one calendar year (from 1 December 2005 to 1 December 2006) after receipt of Notice to Proceed.. The applicable NAICS code is 237990. This procurement is set-aside for Small Businesses. Small Business size standard is $17.0 million. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Instead they may be accessed at the following website: (http://www.fedbizopps.gov/). Offerors should register to receive notification of this solicitation. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will be posted solely on this website. This solicitation can be downloaded from (http://www.fedbizopps.gov/) on approximately 3 October 2005. If it does not appear on that date, please check back daily. The date set for receipt of proposals is approximately 3 November 2005. This date is estimated and may change. Primary point of contact is Janice Preston, Contract Specialist, Phone +1 (555) 000-0000, FAX +1 (555) 000-0000, Email contact@example.gov; or Zenaida Bordalo, Contract Specialist, Phone +1 (555) 000-0000, FAX +1 (555) 000-0000, Email contact@example.gov. For security reasons all Coast Guard Drawings are available through the Federal Technical Data Solution (FedTeDS) which will have a separate link on the FedBizOpps webpage identified as Technical Data Package. Offerors will need to register with FedTeDS and receive a user name and password to be able to download Coast Guard Drawings. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE's) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), offers working capital financing and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. DHS's Bonding Assistance Program (BAP) offers bid, performance and payment bonds on contracts up to $1,000,000. DHS's Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. Maximum line of credit is $500,000.00 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call +1 (555) 000-0000. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov.