Contracting Officer, USCG CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center, Blvd., Warwick, R.I. 02886-1747,

Z -- INSTALL NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM & P.A. SYSTEM @ SUPCEN BOSTON SOL DTCGG1-95-B-3WK367 DUE 090195 POC Attn: Frank Pfeiffer. Technical questions can be faxed to; (401) 736-1761. Provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation, and supervision necessary to install a new public address system in Buildings 1 and 14 at the U.S. Coast Guard Support Center Boston facility, Boston, Massachusetts; installing a high rise addressable fire alarm system in Building 8 which will tie into the Support Center's existing fire alarm annunciator system in Buildings 1 and 14; and removing the existing fire alarm system in Building 8 . Estimated cost of this project is between $100,000.00 and $250,000.00. Solicitation packages to be available on or about August 1, 1995. THERE IS A $20.00 NON-REFUNDABLE CHARGE for the bid package which may be obtained by writing to: Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, R.I. 02886-1747, Attn: F. Pfeiffer. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. Bid opening date to be on or about September 9, 1995. This procurement is being issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration program and is open for bidding to both small and large business concerns. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO MINORITY, WOMAN OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED ENTERPRISES: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, woman-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, payment, and performance 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 regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0193)

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