Contracting Officer, MLCPAC, CEU Honolulu, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Rm. 8122, Honolulu, HI 96850

Z -- CONSTRUCT MICROWAVE SUPPORT STRUCTURES, U.D. COAST GUARD COMMUNICATION STATION, HONOLULU, HAWAII. Sol DTCG86-96-B-633005 due 102395. Contact Point, Bonnie L. Hoe, Contracting Officer, 808/541-2158, Fax 808/541-2203. Provide labor, materials, transportation, and equipment required to construct microwave dish support structures with associated cable supports. The work includes construction of a 20 ft. tower and a wall-mounted dish support. The work is located at the U.S. Coast Guard Communications Receiver Site, Wahiawa, and the U.S. Coast Guard Communications Transmitter Site at Lualualei, Hawaii. All work to be completed no later than 120 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. This solicitation is issued under and the resulting contract to be awarded under the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program. This solicitation is issued under the simplified acquisition threshold. The resulting contract shall not exceed $50,000. Only faxed or written requests for bid packages received directly from the requestor are acceptable. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered. 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 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, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (275)

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