DOT/RSPA/Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142

22 -- USED RECONDITIONED 100 TON GONDOLA RAILCARS SOL DTRS-57-95-B-00026 DUE 070195 POC Guy H. Hillman Contracting Officer FAX No. (617)494-3656. The Volpe Center has a requirement for the purchase of seven (7) used reconditioned 100 ton standard gage (4'-8 1/2'') gondola railcars. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Business 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, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. See Numbered Note(s): 1. (0115)

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