Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Attn: Systems Requirements Branch, ASW-510D (NISC), Fort Worth, TX 76193-0510

R -- METEOROLOGICAL WEATHER OBSERVER SERVICES Sol DTFA07-95-B-00055. Due 063095. Contact: Ms Jo Ann Sneed, Program Analyst, (817) 222-5578. The Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, intends to solicit and award a contract consisting of providing National Weather Service certified meteorological weather observers 24 hours per day, 7 days a week to the Federal Aviation Administration Flight Service Station at Adams Field, Little Rock, Arkansas. Basic contract period will be from October 1, 1995, through September 30, 1996, and the solicitation will contain two (2), one (1) year option periods. Bid Bond - 20 percent, Performance Bond - 100 percent. IFB will be available approximately May 30, 1995. Proposed procurement is totally set-aside for small business concerns. No telephone requests, only written or faxed requests are acceptable. SIC Code is 8999. Fax number is (817) 222-5979. 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. (125)

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