DOT - Maritime Administration, 201 Mission Street, Room 2200, San Francisco, CA 94105

J -- CONVERSION OF THE M/V MAURY TO A SCHOOLSHIP SOL DTMA94-95-B-00005 DUE 111595 POC Contact Point, Stuart Larsen (510) 272-2169, Contracting Officer The issuing office is being changed from DOT - Maritime Administration, 201 Mission Street, Room 2200, San Francisco, CA 94105 to American President Lines, LTD, 1579 Middle Harbor Rd, AAC-2; Oakland CA 94607, Phone (510) 272-2169 Solicitation will be issued under the Ship Manager's solicitation number DTMA94-95-B-50013 on approximately 15 Oct 95. The scope of the procurement for the conversion of M/V MAURY to a schoolship is being re-scoped. Interested parties that requested a copy previously are on the mailing list. Request additional interested parties facsimile their business name, address, and ; telephone and facsimile number along with a reference to the solicitation number DTMA94-95-B-50013 to the Stuart Larsen, Contracting Officer (510) 272-2848 For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are 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. (0265)

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