Preservation maintenance services

SOLICITATION NUMBER HSCG80-07-Q-31300 IS HEREBY CHANGED TO HSCG80-08-313J47. The United States Coast Guard (USCG), Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic (MLCA) intends to issue a solicitation for a indefinite-quantity for Preservation Maintenance Services for USCGC MACKINAW (WLBB 30) The solicitation will be issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The acquisition will be solicited Total Small Business Set-Aside. The simplified acquisition will be issued as a Best Value, Request for Quote (RFQ) on or about Oct 10, 2007. The RFQ will be issued via the Federal Business Opportunity (FEDBIZOPS) web page at www.eps.gov. Hard copies of the specification and solicitation will not be issued. . It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor the FedBizOpps site for RFQ release and all subsequent amendments. The NACIS code is 238320. The homeport of the vessel is 627 COAST GUARD DRIVE, CHEBOYGAN, MICHIGAN. Painting contractor certification program requirement. The Contractor shall be aware that all contractors and subcontractors who perform surface preparation and coating application on critical-coated surfaces, as defined (see 5.1.7 (Critical-coated surfaces)), shall be certified by the Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) to the requirements of SSPC QP 1 prior to contract award, and shall remain certified while accomplishing any surface preparation or coating application. The painting contractors and painting subcontractors must remain so certified for the duration of the project. If the contractor's or subcontractor's certification expires, the contractor will not be allowed to perform any work until the certification has been reissued. Requests for extension of time for any delay to the completion of the project due to an inactive certification will not be considered and liquidated damages will apply. Notify the KO of any change in contractor certification status. NOTICE! Information on the SSPC certification programs can be found at www.sspc.org If you are a qualified business that is interested in performing these services, please notify our office of your intent. Questions may be referred to Sandra Martinez at (757) 628-4591.