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S -- SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL AND GROUND MAINTENANCE SERVICES SOL DTFA14-96-B-33806 DUE 021495 POC Submit requests in writing, for packages to the above address. When requesting package use full company name, address and telephone number. Bids are requested for Snow and Ice Removal and Ground Maintenance Services, at the Federal Aviation Administration, Air Route Traffic Control Center in Oberlin, Ohio. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, materials, equipment and supplies necessary to perform snow and ice removal and landscaping services. The bid range of this project is between $75,000 and $90,000. This includes Base Year plus Four (4) Option Years. The estimated issue date of solicitation will be February 1, 1996. THIS IS 100 PERCENT A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. 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. SIC Code 7349 (0347)

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