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R -- MANAGEMENT, ENGINEERING, AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT SOL DTCG23-97-R-ATC014 DUE 052397 POC Contract Specialist: Cheryl Rice, (202) 267-6994 / Contracting Officer: L. Scott Palmer, (202) 267-2489 The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has a requirement for project management, technical & engineering, and logistics support services of Selected Major Acquisition Projects. An indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract type with task orders on a firm-fixed price or labor-hour basis is anticipated. The contract will consist of a base year and four one-year option periods. Support services required are: data management of paper copy, microfilm, computer disks and tapes, and compact disks, consolidation, reduction, storage, retrieval; conversion and disposition of technical data; performing surveys and analysis; developing plans, procedures, and implementation; and technical writing. Proposals will only be solicited from eligible 8(a) firms and the proposed solicitation will be conducted on a competitive basis. The SIC Code is 8711 and the size standard is $2.5 million. Interested 8(a) firms, please request a copy of the solicitation immediately, since the solicitation will be issued without further notice upon SBA acceptance of the requirement for the section 8(a) program. Request For Proposals (RFP) will not be forwarded, accepted, or received via fax. The May 23, 1997 proposal due date is based on an assumed RFP issuance date of 23 April 1997. This Notice is for information purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOW), 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, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0077)

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