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J -- MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR AUTOMATED WEATHER SYSTEMS SOL DTFA05-95-R-75038 DUE 032895 POC Nadene Fontano, (718) 553-0223, Contracting Officer Maintenance and support services for installed Airport Weather Information System (AWIS). Equipment shall include the AWIS terminal, network terminal, boxes, hybrid converters and batteries. Contractor shall provide all labor, tools, test equipment, parts, software, facilities and any other technical or administrative support requirements necessary to maintain/repair. Maintenance sites are located in the states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC. Contract will be for five (5) months (May 1, 1995 through September 30, 1995) with four (4) one year options. Proposals shall be evaluated on the following technical elements ranked in order of priority: (a) Firms successful experience in maintaining a fully operational AWIS system, (b) Firms ability (methods/manner) to diagnose operator/system failure, (c) Methods to be used to prevent down time of AWIS system and (d) The availability of qualified technical personnel and their expertise pertinent to maintaining this type of system, ie, training and levels of expertise of personnel to be used on the project. Price proposals also requested. Technical/price proposals shall be weighed on a 5:1 ratio. The proposed proposal is 100% set-aside for small business. SIC Code is 7629. Requests must be in writing or fax to (718) 553-0197. 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, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0122)

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