Contracting Officer (fcp-b), Thayer Hall, Room 211, Building 260, USCG Reserve Training Center, Yorktown, VA 23690-5000

S -- COAST GUARD DINING FACILITY FULL FOOD SERVICE Sol DTCG41-96-B-QWF501. Due 060695. POC Mrs. Sharon K. Griffin, Contract Specialist (804) 898-2219; Ms. Barbara S. Whitley, Contracting Officer (804) 898-2332. Provide all labor and supplies, systems, food preparation and serving, housekeeping, sanitation, supervision and management methods to provide Full Food Service at the Coast Guard Dining Facility, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Training Center, Yorktown, VA. Annual number of meals averages 240,000. The proposed contract is for service from date of contract award to 30 September 1996, with a Government option to extend the period of performance annually for up to four (4) additional years. Bid issue date is o/a 5/05/95. There is a non-refundable charge for this solicitation. All requests for solicitation packages must be in writing to the Contracting Officer (fcp-b), USCG Reserve Training Center, Yorktown, VA 23690-5000 accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check or money order payable to the U.S. Coast Guard in the amount of $5.00; no telephone requests for solicitation packages will be accepted. One (1) Pre-Bid Conference/Site Visit will be held o/a 17 May; reservations must be made through the Procuremet Clerks at (804) 898-2340. This procurement is 100% set aside for small businesses. For the purpose of determining size status, a small business is one whose average annual receipts for the preceding three years does not exceed $15 million (SIC 5812). All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the U.S. Coast Guard. This notice 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 a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are 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 the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (102)

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