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V -- HOTEL/MOTEL LODGING SOL DTCG84-96-R-672022 DUE 022296 POC Contact Mr. John Kmecz, Contracting Officer, at (212)668-7216. Furnish lodging to U.S. Coast Guard personnel participating in the 1996 Olympic Sail Boat Event at Garden City (Savannah), Georgia for the period of 16 July through 4 August 1996. Details are provided in the RFP. No telephone requests for bid sets will be honored. All requests for bid sets must be in writing and as early as possible but no later than 10 days of this notice. Requests can be sent via FAX at (212) 668-7215. Please include your business size, phone and facsimile number, address and the solicitation No. DTCG84-96-R-672022 in your written request. The facilities must be within 10 minutes of Travis Air National Guard, Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center, Georgia. 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 time working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under 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 application forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800)532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. Applicable SIC Code is 7011 with size standard of $3.5 million. (0023)

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