Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, NAS Acquisition Contracting Team, AMQ-210, P.O. Box 25082, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73125-4929

59 -- RELAY, ELECTROMAGNETIC SOL 18-Q-71112 POC James G. Ward (405) 954-7755 The Federal Aviation Administration has a requirement for the acquisition of 800 each relays, NSN 5945-00-027-3013, GTE Products Corp. P/N CD2500K1 or Sigma Instruments Inc. P/N 41R0Z92040 or 41ROZ94483. The opening/closing dates will be specified in the RFQ. The proposed contract is set-aside 100% for Small Business. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 3679. All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered by the agency. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contacts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (0236)

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