Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Admin. (FAA), Contracts and Acquisition Management Branch, AWP-55, P.O., BOX 92007, WWPC., Los Angeles, CA. 90009-2007

S -- JANIORIAL SERVICE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, LOS ANGELES SOL DTFA08-96-B-09317 POC Etta C. Green (310) 725-7562 Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment and materials required or necessary to provided janitorial service in accordance with FAA requirements and specifications at the Los Angeles Air Traffic Control Tower. The Contractor shall provide service twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, including Sundays and Holidays. The facility has been divided into three major areas for work to be performed under this contract. Service to be performed for the period April 1, 1996 through September 30, 1996 with the option to extend services on a yearly basis through September 30, 2000. The estimated price range for this acquisition is between $100,000 and $250,000. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 7349. Solicitation will be issued o/a February 5, 1996 with a formal bid opening to be held o/a March 5, 1996. Solicitation packages may be obtained by written request to the address listed above or by Fax-Transmittal 310/297-0056. NO TELEPHONIC REQUEST WILL BE HONORED. This is an unrestricted acquisition in accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, Title VII of the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1986 (P.L. 100-656). This notice BELOW 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 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 any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, payment, and performance 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 Programs (STLP), at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximun line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0018)

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