Commanding Officer (Code 047), Procurement Branch, USCG Engineering Logistics Center, 2401 Hawkins Point Rd., Baltimore, MD 21226

C -- ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING 1/36TH SCALE MODEL AND MODEL PREPARATION SOL DTCG40-97-X-70050 POC Catherine Baskin, Contract Specialist, (410) 762-6483; James McGuirk, Contracting Officer, (410) 762-6486. Conduct pretest calculations and to ballast and instrument an existing model of a 1/36th scale Hamilton Class WHEC in preparation for capsize model testing, 1 job to be performed by the Carderock Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (CDSWC). Note: For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) 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 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, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0017)

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