Contracting Office, U. S. Coast Guard Academy, 15 Mohegan Ave., New London, CT 06320-4195

Z -- LEAD ABATEMENT AND FILTER REPLACEMENT Sol DTCG39-95-B-QES013 due 040695. POC Elizabeth C. Dubois, Contract Specialist, (203) 444-8239, David Ziemba, Contracting Officer, (203) 444-8242. The project consists of cleaning the Academy firing ranges in Chase Hall twice per year and replace the ventilation filters once per year. The contractor shall recycle the lead and filters removed from the ranges. The contractor shall be state certified in lead abatement. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) is 4953. The estimated price range for the project is between $25,000 and $100,000. ``THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTEPRISES: 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 applicale to any eligible prime or subcontracts at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid payment, and performance 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 regarding the bonding and lending programs please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above.'' Request for bid packages must be made in writing to Superintendent (fp), U. S. Coast Guard Academy, 15 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320-4195. (052)

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