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59 -- ICE BUOY BATTERIES (13 LOTS) SOL DTCG36-95-R-B5B113 DUE 061695 POC SOLICITATION REQUESTS BY FAX: 410-508-3919, PHONE: 410-508-7057 Kathleen Harrigan, Contract Specialist, 410-508-7065 James M. McGuirk, Contracting Officer. 1. 6135-01-106-5542, Battery, Ice Buoy 320/450AH, Operating voltage: 12 volts DC nominal, amperes: 320 ampere hour, quantity 347 each, all totalling 13 lots. To be made in accordance with U.S. Coast Guard Specifications E/GICP-274A dated July 1986. Delivery shall be F.O.B. to various destinations. Delivery NO LATER thatn 15 September 1995. This contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit a competitive negotiation only with Eveready Division and Crompton Parkinson Int'l under authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.401 (b) unless additional sources are located. All responsible and responsive sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by this agency. NOTE: QUALIFIED PRODUCT REQUIRED. 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 minroity, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working 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, please call the OSDBU at 800-532-1169. (0115)

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