Department of Procurement, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York 11024-1699

J -- RESTORE AND UPGRADE CHAPEL ORGAN SOL. DTMA95-96-B-00005. DUE 082396. Contact, Peter DiNicola, 516-773-5433/Contracting Officer. The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy has a need to restore and upgrade its chapel organ. The upgrading and restoration would take the form of replacing all the analog circuitry with digital circuitry, replacing the amplifying and speaker systems and selective repair/replacement of various console parts including the pedal contact board. All requests for the solicitation must be made in writing. No telephone requests shall be accepted. This project is 100 percent set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable standard industrial classification is 7629, and the small business standard is $3,500,000. For Minority, Woman-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, woman-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 $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% 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 and applicable forms concerning Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800)532-1169. (207)

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