J-- BROWS FOR FINGER PIERS, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION FOR ACCESS TO FLEET CRAFT.

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD) intends to procure marine services to provide all labor and materials needed to construct and install three brows that will be installed on an existing vehicle access pier. Brow will lead to each of our three fleet craft mooring berths more commonly referred to as finger piers. The contractor will be responsible to conduct an engineering study to determine how the brows can be safely attached to the pier and also conduct a tidal study to help determine the necessary lengths of the brows so that they can safely ride up and down on the piers during tide changes. The Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet Point of Contact for this contract is Mr. Earl Johnson, Supervisory Quality Assurance Specialist, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet. Mr. Johnson can be contacted at 707/745-6214 or [email protected]. NAICS 332312, SIC 3441. The solicitation will be available by electronic posting at www.fedbizopps.gov or http://ideasec.nbc.gov on or about May 31, 2006. 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. No paper copies of the solicitation will be available. Effective January 1, 2005, bidders are to submit representations and certifications electronically via the Business Partner Network (BPN) Website at http://orca.bpn.gov. 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].