U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Contracting Office (FP), 15 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320-4195

J -- ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE SOL DTCG39-97-Q-QFS076 DUE 061197 POC Brenda Burke, Contracting Officer, (860)444-8664, Fax (860)444-8299 The project consists of providing maintenance on transformers, switchgear, and by-pass switches located at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. This acquisition is 100% small business set-aside; SIC code 7629; size standard $5 million. It is intended to award a Firm Fixed Price contract. Requests must be made in writing, specifying solicitation number; telephone requests will not be honored. This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, payment, and performance bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also 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 regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800)532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0134)

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