Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Admin. (FAA), Contracts and Acquisition Management Branch, AWP-55, P.O., BOX 92007, WWPC., Los Angeles, CA. 90009-2007

60 -- FIBER OPTIC CABLE AND ACCESSORIES SOL DTFA08-95-B-03272 DUE 042895 POC Cynthia L. Alatorre, Contracting Officer, (310)297-0197, or Tyrone Baskerville, Contract Admin., (310)297-1028 The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, services and materials required to prefabricate and deliver fiber optic cable and associated accessories. Work and material includes but is not limited to: 4500 ft. of fiber loose tube, wall mounted patch panels, connector panels, rack mount patch panels and 2 fiber zipcord cables. All work shall be done in strict accordance with FAA plans and specifications. The estimated price range for this acquisition is between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 3357. The IFB will be available approximately 30 days from the date of this notice, with a public bid opening 30 days thereafter. This is a 100% total Small business Set Aside. Requests for the IFB package shall be made in writing to the aformentioned address or FAX to: (310)297-0056, Attn: Cynthia Alatorre or Tyrone Baskerville. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. All responsible offerors may submit a bid which shall be considered by the FAA. This notice BELOW is for informational purposes 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, 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 Programs (STLP), at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximun 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. (0062)

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