J--FB 650 Garage Barge Drydocking and Repair

Drydcok vessel for hull cleanng, blasting and coating. Perform internal inspeciton, potentially blast and coat tank internals. Perform repairs to conegated metal shed on main deck, blast and coat. Install contaInment lip in H2M storage area. Vessel is located at Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet; however performance will be at the awardee's facility. Work is be performed in the local bay area as the vessel is not seaworthy for ocean tow. The solicitation will be available by electronic posting and and may be found at www.fedbizopps.gov or http://ideasec.nbc.gov and will be available no earlier then January 2, 2008. If you would like to be directly contacted please respond to the Contracting Officer, Debra Velmere, [email protected], (415) 744-4140 by December 31, 2008 to ensure registration requirements. (1) Contractors are required to register or update their registration at the Central Contractor Registration website at www.ccr.gov in order to receive a contract award under this solicitation. (2) No paper copies of the solicitation will be available. Bids however will not be accepted electronically. They are to be submitted to the Contracting Officer's attention: Maritime Administration, Western Region, 201 Mission St, Ste 2200, San Francisco CA 94105. (3) Effective January 1, 2005, bidders are to submit representations and certifications electronically via the Business Partner Network (BPN) Website at http://orca.bpn.gov. (4) 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. If you have further questions, you may also contact the Contracting Officer by email: [email protected].