Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The T.S. KENNEDY is a U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) training ship provided to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy to train young men and women for a career in the U.S. Maritime Industry. It is t... The T.S. KENNEDY is a U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) training ship provided to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy to train young men and women for a career in the U.S. Maritime Industry. It is the intent of this Request for Quotation for Potential Offerors to provide all labor, materials, and services to accomplish the annual inspections, servicing and maintenance of 14 Viking, 25 person, type 25DKF+ liferafts on the T.S. KENNEDY. All work shall be performed by the requirements of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). All work shall be performed at the Contractor’s facility except for pick-up and delivery of the life rafts which shall take place at the TS KENNEDY pier located at 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532. This work shall begin on a mutually agreed date between MARAD, the Contractor and the TS KENNEDY’S Chief Mate after July 15, 2019. All work shall be completed before August 16, 2019. 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 $750,000 with interest at the prime rate, as published daily in the Wall Street Journal, plus 1.75 percent. For further information, call (800) 532-1169 or e-mail stlpinfo@dot.gov