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61 -- INSTALLATION OF AN UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY (UPS) AT AIR RO UTE SURVEILLANCE RADAR - MODEL 4 (ARSR-4) IN NASHWAUK, MINNESOTA SOL DTFA14-95-B-33682 DUE 040495 POC Contact Felicia Bauer at (708)294-7232 for bid packages. Furnish and install a 125 KVA UPS at the ARSR-4 in Nashwauk, MN, consists of but is not limited to: (1) furnish all material, labor, equipment and transportation; (2) procure and coordinate startup and checkout of the UPS with the UPS manufacturer; (3) provide UPS maintenance and repair training for FAA personnel; (4) miscellaneous civil and electrical work as described in the drawings and specifications. The estimated bidding range is between $100,000 and $250,000. Solicitation will be available on or about 3/3/95. Bid opening date is scheduled for 4/4/95. SIC 1731. 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 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against loses. 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. (0037)

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