The United States Coast Guard is considering whether or not to set aside an acquisition for HUBZone concerns, for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (SDVOSB) or for Small Business. The small business size standard is $7.0 million. The NAICS Code is 541990. The acquisition is for the 9th District’s 49 Foot Buoy Utility Stern Loading Boat (BUSL) Intermediate Bearing Installation for the following: CG Station Muskegon 49412 (10 – 27 February 09); CG Station Saginaw 49422 (1 -14 June 09); CG Station Detroit 49424 (15 June – 3 July 09); and CG Station Duluth 49423 (4-28 August 09). The scope of work for this acquisition is but not limited to: Remove, Inspect and Reinstall Shafts and Install Intermediate Bearing and Upgrade Shaft Seal Assembly (EC 49 BUSL B-009). All welding and brazing shall be accomplished by trained welders who have been certified by the applicable regulatory code performance qualification procedures. At the present time, this acquisition is expected to be issued as a Small Business set- aside. However, in accordance with FAR 19.1305, if your firm is HUBZone certified or 19.1404 if you firm is SDVOSB and intends to submit an offer on this acquisition, please respond by e-mail to [email protected] or by fax (757) 628-4675. Questions may be referred to Mia Mayers at (757) 628-4654. In response please include the following: (a) a positive statement of your intent to submit a bid for this solicitation as a prime contractor; (b) evidence of experience in work similar in type and scope to include contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, points of contact and telephone numbers; (c) past performance references with points of contact and phone numbers. At least two (2) references are requested, but more are desirable. Contractors are reminded that should this acquisition become a HUBZone set aside or SDVOSB Small Business, FAR 52.219-3, Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside or 52.219-27, Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside, will apply, which requires that at least fifty (50) percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other HUBZone small business concerns. Your response is required by 16 December 2008, 12:00 p.m. (EST). All of the above must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on a HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business, or Small Business set aside. Failure to submit all information requested may result in an unrestricted acquisition. A decision on whether this will be pursued as a HUBZone, SDVOSB small business set aside, or a Small Business set aside, will be posted on the FedBizOps website at https://fbo.gov.

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