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

59 -- TRANSFER SWITCHES AUTOMATIC CLOSED TRANSITION. Sol DTFA07-95-Q-00120 due 091995. POC Rose Marie S. Mendoza, (817) 222-4338. The Federal Aviation Administration intends to award a sole source contract to Automatic Switch Company, 1155 Dairy Ashford Road, Suite 205, Houston, Texas 77079, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1). The procurement is for the purchase of Combination Bypass/Isolation Closed-Transition Transfer Switch. SIC code for this item is 3613. 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 transporation-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 percent 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 the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (240)

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