Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, Texas 76193-0055

R -- MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF FITMESS/WELLNESS CENTER Sol. DTFA07-95-R-00060. Due 071095. Contact, Janice M. Wheeler, 817/222-4333. Management and operation of Fitness/Wellness Center located at the FAA Southwest Regional Office Fort Worth, Texas. The Manager will organize, schedule and perform all center activities. This includes but is not limited to aerobic classes, weight training, jazzercise, step aerobics, body toning, etc., in conjunction with nutrition and weight reduction programs, dietary management, stress management, smoking cessation and any intevention/prevention program to promote overall good health. Management will also include processing all employees/users through a training session of proper use of the facility, and daily routine/preventive maintenance of all equipment. The basic contract period will be from October 1, 1995 through September 30, 1996, with 4 (four) one year options to renew. Request for proposal packages will be available approximately June 1, 1995. The SIC code for this requirement is 7991. For Minority, Woman-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also 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 Bonding Assistance Program and/or STLP, please call OSDBU at 800/532-1169. (128)

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