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20 -- RECONDITON AFT PROPELLERS FOR USCGC MACKINAW (WAGB 93) Sol. DTCG80-95-B-3FA774. Due 040495. Contact Ms. Renee Feddern, Contract Specialist, (212)668-3375, Ms. V. Nemara, Contracting Officer, (212)668-3455. Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to recondition two aft cast steel propellers for the USCGC MACKINAW (WAGB 83) to the capable of functioning and performing in the same manner as identical new propellers. Propellers are being stored at Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI. Propellers are to be reconditioned and shipped to Cleveland, OH. The proposed contract listed here is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. - For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilizatin has programs to assist minority wormen-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. Plans and specifications will be issued on or after 03 March 1995. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. (041)

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