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S -- FURNISH ALL LABOR & MATERIALS FOR GROUNDS CARE SERVICES Sol DTFA12-95-B-00046 due 030295. Contact: Maureen Gross, Contracting Officer, 617-238-7687. Provide all labor/equipment to furnish grounds care services at the FAA's Nashua, NH complex from 3/15/95 to 11/30/95 with option to renew for 1 additional year. Services required include mowing, and watering of the lawn and plants and any application of fertilizers and pesticides for approximately 10 acres. This is a 100% Small Business set aside. SPECIAL NOTE 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 disadvantated business enterprises to acquire shorterm 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, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% 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 and applicable forms concerning Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800)532-1169. (023)

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