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Y -- REPLACE 3 INDEPENDENT UNINTERRUPTABLE POWER SUPPLIES (UPS) WITH A SINGLE LARGE ONE SOL DTFA09-96-Q-00002 DUE 100195 POC Carrie Coffman, Contracting Officer (816) 426-2642 Project consists of, but is not limited to: Removal of a 3 KVA off-line Uninterruptable Power System (UPS) and the removal of two small UPS' along with their associated bypass equipment and electrical power distribution hardware. The removal of a 12 circuit panelboard and replacing it with a 24 circuit panelboard. The installation of an isolation transformer and two single circuit breakers and their enclosures. Assembling a new 10 KVA UPS and its installation. Installing a new feeder for the isolation transformer. The estimated price range of this project is under $50,000. This requirement will be filled by written RFQ. Award is anticipated by mid-November. This PROCUREMENT IS 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. 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. (0202)

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