U. S. Coast Guard, MLC LANT (F), 300 East Main St., Suite 950 Norfolk, VA 23510-9112

V -- SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES SOL DTCG84-98-R-QNA050 DUE 071098 POC Contact Ms. Lee Bradford, Contract Specialist at (757)628-4123/Contracting Officer, Mr. John Kmecz Provide all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary for school bus transportation services for family housing, as specified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS), at the Coast Guard Training Center, Cape May, New Jersey. The period of performance is one base year, beginning 1 September 1998 through 30 June 1999, with four one-year options. The Government will award a contract from this request for proposals to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and past-performance considered. This solicitation is a 100% small business set-aside. Numbered Note 1 applies to this solicitation. The solicitation will be issued on or about 23 June 1998 and may be obtained by submitting a written request to: FAX No. 757-628-4134, or mailing address, Commander, Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic (fcp-1), ATTN: Ms. Lee Bradford, 300 East Main Street, Suite 965, Norfolk, Virginia 23510-9113. All requests for the solicitation package shall reference the solicitation number, DTCG84-98-R-QNA050, and shall include your firm's telephone and FAX numbers, and mailing address. Only written requests will be honored; no telephone requests for the solicitation package will be honored. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by this agency. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $500,000.00 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800)532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. (0159)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0091 19980610\V-0003.SOL)