Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337, Attn: ASO-55S

Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF ASBESTOS FLOOR TILE REMOVAL AND RAISED FLOOR REMOVAL AND REINSTALLATION SOL DTFA06-95-B-50020 DUE 040795 POC Point of contact: Sharon Harris, (404) 305-5981 Work include but is not limited to the Removal and Reinstallation of approximately 2700 square feet of an existing C-TEC raised floor system and removal of vinyl asbestos tile and asbestos containing mastics, at the Jacksonville, Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) located in Hilliard, Florida.--Magnitude of project range from $25,000 to $100,000.--SIC Code 1541.--For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprise 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 accounts received financing.--The maximum line of credit is $500,000.--For further information regarding the bonding lending programs.--Please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1659.--For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0040)

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