Federal Aviation Administration, 601 E. 12th St., ACE-55, Kansas City, MO 64106

Y -- DIRECTION FINDER (DF) REPLACEMENT, CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL AIRPORT, GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA SOL DTFA09-95-B-25049 DUE 070595 POC Carrie Coffman, Contracting Officer (816) 426-2642 Project generally consists of, but is not limited to the following: Install Government Furnished Direction Finder (DF) Equipment including one 16' main antenna and four target antennas. (2) Install 23' fiberglass pole complete with lightning protection system. (3) Install antenna cable junction rack complete with box, concrete piers and conduits. (4) Clear, grub, grade, excavate and fill site for new DF facility. (5) Install several boxes on the interior and exterior of the existing Glide Slope building of runway 35. This includes associated conduit, grounding and miscellaneous hardware. (6) Install required grounding system and lightning protection system complete with material, devices and hardware. (7) Install new crushed rock surfaced access road. (8) Grade and resurface existing Glide Slope plot and access road. (9) Trench and install all required power (AC and DC), signal and control cables complete with terminations, enclosures, exterior PVC duct system and precast concrete manholes. (10) Implement and maintain a quality control plan to ensure contract compliance. Conduct all required tests and checks to verify contract compliance and complete the Facility Reference Data File (FRDF) information. (13) Furnish competent surveying resources to accurately layout the DF system. (14) Establish and maintain traffic control for public roadways. (15) Establish and maintain safety plan for work within the Airport Operations Area. The price range of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. This procurement is open to both large and small businesses. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. For a copy of this solicitation, please contact Susan Chasteen, at (816) 426-7312. When calling, please be prepared to state solicitation number, name of company, address, and telephone number. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-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 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 regarding the Bonding and Lending Programs, please call DOT of Small and Disadvantaged Business's Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0137)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0143 19950518\Y-0003.SOL)