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

S -- JANITORIAL SERVICES SOL DTFA07-95-B-00083 due 080795. Contact, Janice M. Wheeler, (817) 222-4333. The Federal Aviation Administration Southwest Regional Headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas requires a contractor to provide Janitorial services at the Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center located at 13800 FAA Road, Euless Texas. The basic contract period will be October 1, 1995 through September 30, 1996, with four (4), one (1) year options to renew. Solicitation packages will be available July 3, 1995 and will be completely set-aside for small business. Bidding is restricted to those bidders who have a home or branch office located and established within a 250 mile radius of Euless, Texas. PLEASE FAX ALL REQUEST TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER AT (817) 222-5994. SIC code for this procurement is 7349. 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 firm 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. (174)

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