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59 -- TRANSFER SWITCHES AUTOMATIC CLOSED TRANSITION Sol DTFA07-95-B-00018 due 022895. Contact Rose Marie S. Mendoza, (817) 222-4338. Provide two (2) Combination Bypass/Isolation Closed-Transition Transfer Switches with optional accessories. The solicitation will be a brane name or equal. The proposed procurement is unrestricted regarding business size. Bid sets will be furnished on a first come first serve basis until the supply is exhausted. Packages will be available approximately January 11, 1995, SIC code for this item is 3613. No telephone requests. Only written or faxed requests are acceptable. Fax number is (817) 222-5994. FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Deparment 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 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80 percent 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 Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (004)

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