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 -- GROUND MAINTENANCE AT THE LOS ANGELES ARTCC, PALMDALE, CA. SOL DTFA08-96-B-11019 POC Barbara ''BJ'' Fisher (310) 725-7550 Contractor to provide all labor, equipment and materials required or necessary to provide Ground Maintenance Services for the FAA, Los Angeles ARTCC, Palmdale, California. Services to be performed includes but not limited to: mowing, edging, irrigiation, lawn fertilization (per soil analysis), tree and shrub care, and all other items necessary to peform in strict accordance with FAA specs. The basic period of performance is April 1, 1996 through September 30, 1996, with four option years. The solication will be available approx. 30 days of this publication with a public bid opening to be held approx. 30 days after issuance. This acquisition is 100% set aside for Small Business. Request for the IFB shall be sent to the aforementioned address ATTN: BJ Fisher or FAX requests to (310) 297-0056. No telephonic requests will be honored. SIC Code 0782. 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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