Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, NAS Acquisition Contracting Team, AMQ-210, P.O. Box 25082, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73125-4929

61 -- INTERIOR CONTROL CABLE SOL DTFA-02-95-B-50072 POC Cheryl Martin, Contract Specialist, (405) 954-7829 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has the following requirement for interior control cable to be manufactured in accordance with FAA specification FAA-E-2004c (copy to be furnished with the solicitation). It is as follows: 186,000 feet, cable, control, interior, No. 22 AWG, 10 shielded pairs, NSN 6145-00-866-89941. Opening/closing date will be specified in the solicitation. Required delivery will be approximately 120 days from date of contract award. FOB point will be destination. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) is 3357. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the Agency. Requests for solicitations must be in writing (or Fax 405-954-9219). 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 against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (0318)

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