Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, NAS Acquisition Contracting Team, AMQ-210, P.O. Box 25082, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73125-4929

59 -- NRGS MONITOR COMBINING NETWORK SOL DTFA-02-95-B-50015 POC Phyllis Townsley, Contracting Officer, (405) 954-7816 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a requirement for the acquisition, fabrication, assembly, and packaging for 75 each, Type FA-9926 Mark 1a, 1b, and 1c Null Reference Glide Scope Monitor Combining Networks (NRGS), applicable to the Instrument Landing Systems for the Service Life Extension Program. NRGS will be built in accordance with FAA Purchase Description NASED-R-105, FAA-STD-013d, Quality Control Program Requirements, and FAA-E-2492/2b, Instrument Landing System Equipment Requirements. First Article (FA) testing is required within 90 days from date of contract award with delivery of production units 90 days after approval of FA testing. FOB Destination, Oklahoma City, OK. Opening/Closing date to be specified in the solicitation. A non-refundable charge of $70.00 will be required for bid package. All requests for bid packages/solicitation must be made in writing and payment must be submitted with the request payable to the FAA. No telephone request will be accepted. After issuance the solicitation may be viewed, without charge, at the FAA, in Room 308 of the Multi-Purpose Bldg., 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK. The proposed contract is set-aside 100% for small business. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 3812. All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered by the agency. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contacts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (0023)

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