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U -- AEROSPATIALE ATR-42 AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TRAINING COURSE SOL DTFA-02-96-R-60514 DUE 013096 POC Cecilia Maguire, 405-954-7895 Aerospatiale ATR-42 Aircraft Training will consist of 2 classes per year, 2 students in each class. Requirement will be awarded on a base year with two 1-year options. 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. (0324)

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