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S -- REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICES Sol DTCG89-95-B-4BH002 due 062795. POC Contract Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 437-3006 or Mr. Gary S. Brazzi, Contract Specialist (510) 437-3057. Refuse collection and disposal services at the U. S. Coast Guard Base Honolulu, Pier 4 (MSO Honolulu) and the following 3 housing areas: Kia'i Kai Hale, Wailupe Quarters and Diamond Head Family Housing Honolulu, Hawaii. Services include providing, servicing and exchanging various size containers. The successful contractor shall be certifiedby the USDA Plant Protection and Quarantine Maritime Section as an approved source for the disposal of foreign generated refuse. This solicitation and resulting contract will be subject to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The period of performance will be a base period of 1 October 1995 through 30 September 1996, with 4 option periods, ending 30 September 2000. A bid guarantee and an annual performance bond are required. Request for solicitation packages should be on firm's letterhead and telefaxed to (510) 437-3014, telephonic request will not be taken. The solicitation will be issued on or around, Tuesday, 23 May 1995. The SIC code is 4953. The size standard is no more than 6 million dollars. 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 contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000.00 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000.00 per contract. DOT provides and 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. (073)

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