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S -- JANITORIAL SUPPORT SERVICES Sol. DTCG89-97-B-SCA001. Due 120296. Contact bid issuing clerk (510) 437-3006, Cathy Patterson, Contract Specialist. Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, and equipment for janitorial services at the U.S. Coast Guard Group Air Station, North Bend, OR. The period of performance will be a base period of 01 February 1997 through 30 September 1997 with four option periods. If all options are exercised, the contract will end 30 September 2001. Requests for solicitation packages should be telefaxed to (510) 437-3014. Telephonic requests will be accepted. This procurement is a One Hundred Percent Total Small Business Set-Aside. The SIC Code is 7349. The size standard is no more than twelve million dollars. 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. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000.00 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Programs enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000.00 per contract. DOT provides an eight percent guaranty on the bond amount as a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and the Bonding Assistance Program, please call 1-800-532-1169. (281)

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