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59 -- ICE BUOY BATTERY SOL DTCG36-96-B-B5B095 DUE 062096 POC Kathleen Harrigan, Contract Specialist Solicitation request via telefax 410-508-3919 James M. McGuirk, Contracting Officer. 1. 6135-01-106-5542, Battery, Ice Buoy 320/450 AH Operating Voltage: 12 volts DC nominal, ampere 320 ampere hour, quantity 360 each. Delivery shall be F.O.B.Destination, totalling 12 lots to various Coast Guard destinations. To be made in accordance with U.S. Coast Guard specification E/GICP-274(A) dated July 1986 which will be provided with the solicitation package. NOTE: QUALIFIED PRODUCT REQUIRED. Delivery No Later Than 1 October 1996. All responsible and responsive sources may submit a bid which will be considered by this agency. Note: see note 26. For minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises: the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) Department of Transportation (DOT, 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 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. (0122)

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