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41 -- HVAC EQUIPMENT SOL DTCG40-97-B-40030 DUE 032897 POC Brenda Thomas, Contract Specialist, (410) 762-6454/David H. Monk, Contracting Officer (410) 762-6456. HVAC -- The U.S. Coast Guard has a requirement for Chilled Water Refrigeration equipment. The contractor will be required to provide: (A) one air-cooled, self-contained scroll type glycol/chilled water generator with a 50 ton nominal capacity, (B) provide one air-cooled, self-contained screw type glycol/chilled 90 ton nominal capacity water generator with icemaking capacity, (C) provide glycol/chilled water thermal storage system, (D) provide dual-coil modular type air handling units, and (E) training. The contractor shall deliver, set and level equipment on new concrete pads. This requirement will be under Full and Open Competition. A firm-fixed-price contract is anticipated. Responsible sources may submit a bid package which shall be considered by the agency. Companies interested in bidding on this project may do so by faxing a request to (410) 762-6056, or mailing a request to the address stated above (no telephone requests please), to the attention of Brenda Thomas. The response date shown is for requests only. This notice is for informational purposes only: "For Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), of the 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 OSBDU at (800) 532-1169. "See Note 12." (0066)

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