HU25A Contract Section, USCG Aircraft Repair & Supply Center, Elizabeth City, NC 27909-5001

B -- SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL DTCG38-97-Q-100041 DUE 073096 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Linda Hutzler, Contracting Officer, (919) 335-6143 The U. S. Coast Guard Aircraft Repair & Supply Center has a requirement for sustaining engineering services necessary to perform Task No. 51-195 of the plan developed for the Supplemental Structural Inspection Program in support of the Coast Guard HU-25 aircraft fleet. This task requires the manufacturer's (Avions Marcel Dassault) engineers to observe the Coast Guard periodic depot maintenance process and gather data on typical levels of damage, USCG methodologies for developing, approving & documenting repairs and summarize this information. The Coast Guard does not own, nor can it provide the proprietary specifications for this project. Dassault Falcon Jet(DFJ), Teterboro NJ, Telephone Number 800/800-4036 is considered to be the only known qualified source that can provide these specialized engineering servics. In the absence of other qualified sources it is the intent of the Government to negotiate a sole source contract with DFJ under "other that full and open competition" procedures, pursuant to 41 U.S.C.253(c)(1)-only one responsible source. Facismile requests for the RFQ may be submitted to (919) 335-6496 not later than 1500 on 15 Jul 1997 and should include prices and technical data to sufficiently determine capability. 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. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169.. See Notes 22 and 26. (AC0625068-02) (0176)

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