Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0055

Y -- RELOCATE CONTRACT WEATHER OBSERVATION EQUIPMENT FORT WORTH AUTOMATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATION, FORT WORTH, TEXAS Sol DTFA07-96-B-00026, Due 040896, contact: Ms. Lydia Pepper, Acquisition Management Branch, ASW-55/AIM, (817) 222-4395. The Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, intends to solicit and award a contract to Relocate Contract Weather Observation Equipment Fort Worth Automated Flight Service Station, Fort Worth, Texas. Work includes installing new cable from the center field weather equipment to the Automated Flight Service Station and relocate existing weather equipment from the old contract weather observation located to the Automated Flight Service Station. Estimated price range is between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00. The proposed procurement is unrestricted regarding business size. The BOD is an approximate date only. The Standard Industrial Classification Code for this procurement is 1623. 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 contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Landing Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. No telephone requests. Only written or fax requests are acceptable. Fax number is (817) 222-5994. (051)

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