Contracting Officer, USCG, Civil Engineering Unit Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886-1747

Z -- LOAD BANK & TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURE REPLACEMENT, NANTUCKET, MA SOL DTCGG1-97-Q-3WKA03 DUE 102296 POC Contract Specialist, James Adamo, (401) 736-1762; Fax (401) 736-1704 Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, transportation and supervision necessary to replace (1) 300 KW resistive load load bank, (1) 112.5 KVA transformer enclosure and (1) 500 KVA transformer enclosure at USCG LORAN Station Nantucket, Nantucket, MA (Nantucket County). Estimated cost of this project is between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00. SIC code is 1731. Performance time is 90 calendar days. Solicitation Packages to be available on or about October 7, 1996, and may be obtained from: Contracting Officer, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886, Attn: James Adamo. There is a $20.00 non-refundable charge for this package. Checks should be made out to the USCG. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. The due date for receipt of bids is on or about October 22, 1996. Award subject to the availablity of FY97 funds. THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATION FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Dept 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 firms to apply for bid, payment and performance 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 available under the DOT Short-term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The max. line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding these programs, call the DOT OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above. (0260)

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