Contracting Officer, MLCPAC, CEU Honolulu, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Rm. 8122, Honolulu, HI 96850

34 -- PURCHASE, DELIVER, AND INSTALL MECHANICAL SQUARING SHEARS AT U.S. COAST GUARD GROUP HONOLULU, BASE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING, SAND ISLAND, OAHU, HAWAII SOL DTCG86-96-B-633038. Due 121395. Contact Point, Verna O. Jackson, Contracting Officer, 808/541-2157, Fax 808/541-2203. Provide labor, materials, transportation, and equipment required to purchase, deliver, and install mechanical squaring shears. Shears shall be delivered to U.S. Coast Guard Group Honolulu, Base Industrial Building on Sand Island, Honolulu, Hawaii. Equipment shall be delivered and installed 84 calendar days after award of contract. This is a total Small Business Set Aside. Only faxed or written requests for bid packages received directly from the requestor are acceptable. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered. This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilitization (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, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (300)

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