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59 -- PORTABLE AIRBORNE FLIGHT INSPECTION SYSTEM SOL DTFA-02-95-R-50323 DUE 072495 POC Joe D. Smith, Contract Specialist, (405) 954-7791 This contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate only with Airfield Technology under authority of FAR 6.302-1, pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), (only one responsible source). The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 3823. A market survey was conducted on February 22, l995, and the results of this survey support our determination to solicit and negotiate with only one firm. Your inquiry should indicate if the solicitation is being requested for Information, Subcontracting, or Bidding Purposes. See numbered Note 22. The system will be required to maintain engineering data on the effects of snow depth and endfire glide slopes systems. System must not require an aircraft modification or an aircraft waiver to operate. System must operate on 11 to 33 volts DC, fit in front seat of the aircraft and include, as a minimum, a printer for immediate hard copy of flight evaluation data, a digital theodolite, a commercial warranty on all parts and labor, one week of lab and class room training for minimum of six people, and a portable computer with a math co-processor and enhanced bright display with real time navigational data graphs of all parameters per Order 8200.1 for ILS/VOR/MKR. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contacts. 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. (0122)

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