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J -- PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR GOVERNMENT-OWNED, PRATT & WHITNEY, PT6A-21 ENGINES FOR BEECHCRAFT MODEL C-90 AIRCRAFT, HOME-BASED IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI SOL DTFA09-96-B-26024 DUE 020196 POC Joseph A. York (816) 426-3106 Contracting Officer Provide support services, on an as-needed basis, for Government-owned, Pratt & Whitney, PT6A-21 engines, for one Beechcraft model C-90 aircraft, home-based in Kansas City, Missouri. These services include, but are not limited to the following: 1) Engine disassembly, cleaning, inspection, reassembly and testing to serviceable airworthy condition; 2) Engine overhaul, repair, and/or rework engine parts, assemblies, accessories and QEC components; 3) Rental of engine assembly; 4) Repair and/or modify engine QEC assemblies; 5) Test cell, fuel and lubricants to test each QEC assembly, after Item 4 work; 6) Replacement parts: ''used'' serviceable, zero-time-since-overhaul; 7) Replacement parts ''new''; 8) Replacement parts other than those identified in Items 6 and 7; 9) Out-of-plant processing; 10) Additional and other types of labor; and 11) Field services. Mandatory qualification critieria are that the contractor shall hold a valid, current certificate in at lease one of the following: 1) Federal Aviation Administration, Repair Station Certificate issued under Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR); 2) Operating Certificate issued under Part 121 of FAR; or 3) Manufacturer of serviced items and provided a maintenance record prepared in accordance with Part 43 of FAR, and the contractor shall have an existing quality control system which conforms to FAR Part 145, Subpart B, Sections 145.45 and 145.59. The anticipated contract will be indefinite-delivery, indefinite quantity, for Base Year Period, March 28, 1996 through September 30, 1996, and one Option Year period, October 1, 1996 through September 30, 1996. Estimated total contract price is between $100,000 and $150,000. This procurement is open to both large and small businesses. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. For a copy of this solicitation, please contact Evelyn Torkildson, at (816) 426-3171. When calling, please be prepared to state solicitation number, name of company, address, and telephone number. This notice is for informational purposes or 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 transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at aany 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% guaranty on the bond amount to 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 regarding the Bonding and Lending Programs, please call DOT of Small and Disadvantaged Business's Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0355)

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