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Q -- OPTOMETRY SERVICES SOL DTCG84-97-R-3KB821 DUE 021197 POC Contact Maria Otero, Contract Specialist at 757/628-4117/Marie A. Gilliam, Contracting Officer at 757/628-4117. Provide Optometry Services for the U.S. Coast Guard ATC Mobile, Mobile AL on a routine, part-time basis each Wednesday and Friday, six (6) hours per day, to all beneficiaries referred by the professional staff of the Health Services Clinic. The contract performance period will begin approximately 01 April 1997 or date of award, whichever occurs later, through 30 September 1997 with four (4) one-year options. The SIC Code is 8042 with $5 million or less average annual receipts for small businesses within the last three (3) fiscal years. This solicitation will be issued on or about January 10, 1997. All requests for solicitations shall be submitted in writing and shall indicate that the business is a small business. Facsimile requests may be transmitted to (757) 628-4134. Any correspondence shall reference solicitation number DTCG84-97-R-3KB821. All responsible small business concerns may submit an offer which will be considered by this agency. "The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small Disavantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disavantaged 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 rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169." See Note (1) (0345)

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