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17 -- ELECTRONIC DROP TUBE (EDT) SYSTEM AND TRAINING FOR THE ATCT MI NNEAPOLIS, MN SOL DTFA14-95-B-33712 DUE 090595 POC Contact AGL-72C at (708)294-7232 for bid packages. The Government intends to issue a two-step solicitation for this requirement. No proposals will be accepted. The Government will require offerors to perform an Operation Capability Demonstration (OCD) of their equipment which meets the Government's minimum technical requirements for the EDT. The first step will be the evaluation of the OCD using pass/fail criteria. Those offerors who pass the OCD will be allowed to submit a firm-fixed price sealed bid. Award will be made to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable OCD. The offeror will be expected to show their systems capability to receive information from the FDIO and pass this information to various stations and printers. Equipment requirement is expected to be commercial off-the-shelf using variations of commercial off-the-self and contractor developed software. Solicitation packages are expected to be available on or about the week of August 7, 1995. OCD's are expected to take place on or about the weeks of September 4 through 11, 1995. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are 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 the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0215)

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