U -- Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; Tower Climbing Safety and Rescue Training

Provide all materials, labor, equipment, transportation, and supervision to provide the following: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Coast Guard-required tower safety and rescue training to Coast Guard personnel who are required by their job to work on elevated structures. Provide four (4) tower climbing safety and rescue training courses to a total of 60 Coast Guard personnel. The course is to be held in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. OPTION BID ITEMS INCLUDE: Provide two (2) tower climbing safety and rescue training courses for a total of 30 Coast Guard personnel to be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Provide two (2) tower climbing safety and rescue training courses for a total of 30 Coast Guard personnel to be held in Lorain, Ohio; Provide one (1) tower climbing safety and rescue training courses for a total of 15 Coast Guard personnel to be held in Buffalo, NY; Provide two (2) tower climbing safety and rescue training courses for a total of 30 Coast Guard personnel to be held in Port Austin, Michigan. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 61169. This requirement is being competed as a full and open procurement. All eligible potential contractors, both large and small, are encouraged to submit a proposal. All relevant solicitation documents will be available for download exclusively from the Internet in the near future. Interested parties should utilize the Register to Receive Notification function at the government-wide FedBizOpps (FBO) Website at http://www.fbo.gov under solicitation number DTCG83-03-Q-3WF171. THE DUE DATE FOR OFFERS WILL BE ESTABLISHED UPON ISSUANCE OF THE REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ). Any amendments issued to this solicitation will be posted solely on the Internet. For potential printing sources, log onto the Website: http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/ceucleveland. Then click on Contracting, and Printing Sources. 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.