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Z -- INSTALLATION OF NEW UNINTERRRUPTABLE POWER SYSTEM (UPS), POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT (PDU), HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITINING (HVAC) UNIT, AND ELECTRICAL MODIFICATIONS Sol. DTFA12-95-B-00048. Due 031595. Contact: Kevin S. Hart, Contracting Officer, 617/238-7687. Furnish all labor, materials (except Government furnished), supplies and equipment necessary for the replacemnt of an existing UPS with a new 62.5 KVA UPS, installation of a new Power Distribution Unit, new switchboard, molded case, circuit breakers, feeders, HVAC unit and modifications to existing branch circuits, at the Bridgeport, CT AFSS. A $20.00 non-refundable charge is required for the bid package. Requests for bid packages will be honored until the supply is exhausted. Special note 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 enable firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a suerty 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. (033)

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