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V -- HOTEL/MOTEL LODGING AND MEALS SOL DTCG84-96-R-672024 DUE 022296 POC Contact Mr. John Kmecz, Contracting Officer, at (212) 668-7216. Furnish meals and lodging to U.S. COast Guard personnel participating in the 1996 Olympic Sail Boat Event at Tybee Island, Georgia for the period of 1 July through 5 August 1996. Details are provided in the RFP. No telelphone 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-672024 in your written request. The lodging facilities must be on Tybee Island, Georgia and meal facilities must be within 10 minutes (one way) commute from berthing area. 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-term 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 applicable 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. (0024)

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