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76 -- AVIATION DAILY SOL DTOS59-95-R-00009 POC Maria Cooke, 202/366-4970, Contracting Officer The U.S. Dept. of Transportation (DOT) Office of the Secretary, intends to negotiate a sole source contract with McGraw-Hill Publications Company to provide DOT with hard copies, electronic access and redistribution rights to ''Aviation Daily''. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0046)

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