Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Center Acquisition Contracting Team, AMQ-310, P.O. Box 25082, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73125-4929

U -- ANNUAL AIR TRAFFIC INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES SOL DTFA-02-94-R-40343 DUE 070695 POC Brenda Holmes (405) 954-7850 Corrrection: This action, originally publicized in the CBD dated April 13, 1995, is corrected as follows: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a requirement for Air Traffic Instructional services for newly hired and developmental air traffic controllers with subsidiary FIP support services also required. The contractor will be required to conduct portions of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Program in accordance with FAA-furnished Performance Work Statement contained in the solicitation. The specific DOT DPA case number is M-30-95-024. The proposed contract will be a cost-plus-award-fee type contract. The contract will contain clause 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. Estmimated start date is March 31, 1996. Facilities and materials will be provided by the Government. The Government does not intend to release an RFP draft. All work will be performed at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South MacArthur Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73169. Pursuant to FAR 19.501(c), the contracting officer has determined that this acquisition will NOT be set-aside for small businesses. A partial set-aside will not be utilized because the requirement is not severable. The solicitation will be available for full and open competition. The solicitation will contain a 10% price preference for small, disadvantaged businesses. The applicable SIC is 8249. 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 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 per contract. DOT provides an 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. (0107)

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