Pre-Solicitation Notice: Provide materials and services necessary to Replace Station Manistee at the U. S. Coast Guard Station, Manistee, Michigan. The work includes, but is not limited to, constructing a 14,000 (approximate) square foot multi-mission station, temporary facilities, travel lift for a 47-foot long Coast Guard motor life boat and a mooring basin for Coast Guard boats. All work shall be accomplished in accordance with Specification No. 09-X3998 and Drawing No. 09-X3998 (Sheets 1 – 134). All work shall be completed within 480 calendar days after Award. THIS PROCUREMENT IS 100% SET-ASIDE FOR THE HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS ZONE (HUBZONE) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. (Status as a qualified HUBZone small business concern is determined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and SBA will issue a certification to that affect in accordance with 13 CFR part 126) Offers that are not from qualified HUBZone small business concerns shall not be considered and shall be rejected. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLY BY INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/fdcclant/contracts.html Any prospective bidder interested in bidding on this solicitation must REGISTER at this web site and download plans and specifications in order to be placed on the plan holder list. If not registered, the United States Government is not responsible for providing you with notifications of any changes to this solicitation. The solicitation will be available on the web site on or about April 10, 2003. The approximate date for bid opening for Solicitation No. DTCG47-03-B-3EFK06 is May 13, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. in Norfolk, VA. The estimated construction cost is between $2,500,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 233320 and the small business size standard is $28.5 Million. Attention: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), offers working capital financing and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. DOT's Bonding Assistance Program (BAP) offers bid, performance and payment bonds on contracts up to $1,000,000. DOT's Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. 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 DTCG47-03-B-3EFK06*****

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