Department of Procurement, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York 11024-1699

S -- REFUSE COLLECTION SOL DTMA95-98-B-00003 DUE 081598 POC Peter DiNicola, Contracting Officer (516) 773-5433 WEB: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, http://www.usmma.edu. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, dinicolap@usmma.edu. The US Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY is soliciting bids on a full and open competitive basis from qualified organizations to enter into a firm fixed price contract for refuse removal services at the Academy. Work under this project consists of providing the necessary labor, equipment, supplies, debris boxes, recycling containers and transportation to collect, remove, recycle, and dispose of refuse. The contract shall be awarded for one base year and four one year option periods, to be exercised at the discretion of the Government. The solicitation shall be available on or about 7/30/98. The base option year and each option year will be awarded and exercised subject to the availability of each fiscal year funds. Only written requests for the solicitation shall be honored. The request may be submitted via letter or e-mail to the attention of the named Contracting Officer. The applicable sic code is 4953 and the applicable size standard is six million dollars. The date listed for submission of bids is an approximate date. Please refer to the solicitation for the actual issue date. 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 any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 millions per contract. The DOT provide an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a 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 and applicable forms concerning the Bond Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. Posted 07/13/98 (W-SN222301). (0194)

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