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J -- ANTENNA MAINTENANCE/REPAIR SERVICES SOL DTCG89-96-Q-65F510 DUE 092396. Contact Bid Issuing Clerk 510-437-3006, Contract Specialist, Juliane Lane, 510-437-5916. The U.S. Coast Guard intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, ARGO Systems, Inc. 324 N. Mary Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3452, for maintenance/repair services for AS-4122/WLR-1H (V5) Antenna Assembly. Repairs shall be made in accordance with ARGOSystems proprietary manufacturer and repair processes. Required by 01 Mar 1997. The Request for Quotation will be issued on or about 13 Sep 1996. The SIC code is 1731 and the small business size standard is $7.0 million. Services required are available from only one source and no other type of services will satisfy agency technical requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Interested parties have 15 days from the publication date to submit their qualifications/capabilities. Information will be used solely to determine whether to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses not directly addressing the ability to repair/maintain the above may be considered non-responsive. It is suggested that small business firms or others interested in subcontracting opportunities in connection with the described procurement make contact with the firm listed. See Numbered Notes 22 & 26. SPECIAL NOTE: For Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), 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 firm to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $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 $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (249)

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