Federal Aviation Administration, 601 E. 12th St., ACE-55, Kansas City, MO 64106

Y -- REPLACE ANTENNA TOWERS WITH TILT-OVER MASTS, GOODLAND, HILL CITY AND LIBERAL, KANSAS SOL DTFA09-97-R-27050 DUE 080197 POC Sharon M. Calabro (816) 426-3053 Contracting Oficer Project generally consists of, but is not limited to the following: Demolish and remove three 40 foot free standing antenna towers and foundations. Excavate and construct concrete footings for four tilt-over fiberglass masts. Assemble and install four Government Furnished (GF) antenna masts approximately 40' in height. Install Government Furnished buried coaxial cables from each tower to the equipment building and provide and install weatherproof NEMA enclosures and grounding plates. This procurement is open to both large and small businesses. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. For a copy of this solicitation, please submit your request to the attention of Susan Chasteen, 601 E. 12th Street, Room 1524 ACE-55, Kansas City, MO 64106 or FAX it to (816) 426-3694. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned 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 aany tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms 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 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. For further information regarding the Bonding and Lending Programs, please call DOT of Small and Disadvantaged Business's Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0155)

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