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72 -- VESSEL BUNKS AND LOCKERS FOR TRAINING SHIP GOLDEN BEAR SOL DTMA94-98-Q-00002 DUE 082898 POC Pat Russo, (415) 744-2593, To expedite requests use fax number, (415) 744-2576. Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to provide 33 each single crew lockers; 11 each three-high crew berths and 33 each mattresses. Work location will be aboard the vessel at its mooring at the California Maritime Academy, Vallejo, CA. Any interested firm may request a copy of the solicitation for work on this vessel and all responsible offerors may submit bids which shall be considered by the agency. Please request a copy of the solicitation by letter or facsimile to (415) 744-2576. NOTE: For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: 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 $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. Posted 08/10/98 (M-SN234691). (0222)

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