Contracting Officer, MLCPAC, CEU Honolulu, 300 Ala Moana Blvd, Rm 8122, Honolulu, HI 96850

72 -- DRAPERY REPLACEMENT, USCG FAMILY HOUSING, RED HILL, HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII SOL DTCG86-97-B-633426 DUE 091197 POC Point of Contact -- Felicia D. Butala, Contract Specialist, USCG CEU Honolulu, (808) 541-2197, FAX (808) 541-2203 E-MAIL: U.S. Coast Guard, F.Butala/CeuHon@internet.uscg.mil. Provide labor, materials, transportation, and equipment to furnish drapery for 255 units for existing drapery hardware, to install finished drapery for existing hardware for 5 units, and to remove and dispose of existing blinds and hardware in 18 housing units, and to furnish and install drapery and hardware in those 18 units at Kia'i Kai Hale, USCG Family Housing, Red Hill, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. All work to be completed within 90 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. The construction range is between $100,000 to $250,000. This solicitation and resulting contract awarded under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (PL 100-656). Only faxed or written requests for bid packages received directly from the requestor are acceptable. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered. This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise: The Department of Transportation (DOT), 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. (0204)

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