Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Aviation Acquisition Contracting Team, AMQ-410, P.O. Box 25082, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73125-4929

W -- AIRCRAFT RENTAL OF SMALL RECIPROCATING POWERED MULTIENGINE AIRCRAFT UNDER 12,500 POUNDS MAXIMUM CERTIFICATED TAKEOFF WEIGHT. SOL DTFA-02-95-R-50512 DUE 061995 POC Sue Coy 1,775 annual estimated flight hours. Contractor to provide training facility. The requirement is for 7 training locations located throughout the U.S. Aircraft will be on an on-call, wet rate, hourly rental basis without pilots. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contacts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety gainst losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (0129)

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