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

R -- AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICE Sol. DTFA07-95-R-00058. Due 070195. Contact, Janice M. Wheeler, 817/222-4333. The Federal Aviation Administration Southwest Regional Hedquarters in Fort Worth, Texas intends to enter into a sole source contract with the Iberia Parish Airport Authority, for Air Traffic Control Services at the Acadiana Regional Airport, New Iberia, Louisiana. The basic contract period will be from October 1, 1995 through September 330, 1996, with four (4), one (1) year options to renew. Interested subcontractors should contact Mr. Rock Lasserre, Jr., Airport Director, 510 Avenue ``C'', Suite A, New Iberia, LA 70560, telephone number is 318/365-7202. SIC code for this procurement is 4581. For Minority, Womand-Owned and Disadvantaved 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 enterpriese to acquir 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 DT 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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