Federal Aviation Administration, Southern Region, P.O. Box 30636, Atlanta, GA 30320, Attn: ASO-55B

Y -- REROOFING SOL DTFA06-96-B-50015 DUE 021596 POC Gail P. Bohannon, Procurement Technician, (404) 305-5785 Reroofing of the Control Wing, Air Route Traffic Control Center, (ARTCC), Hilliard, Florida.--Performance Time: 60 calendar days.--Estimated Price Range: $100,000.00-$250,000.00. You may fax your request for this project at (404) 305-5774. THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED AND DISADVANTAGE BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Office of Small Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantage business enterprises to acquire short term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontractor of any tier. The DOT assistance program enable firms to apply for bid payments, and performance bonds up to 1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides and 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also 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 regarding the bonding and lending programs please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantage Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For further information concerning the acquisition, contact the contractual official listed above. (0010)

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