Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Center Acquisition Contracting Team, AMQ-310, P.O. Box 25082, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73125-4929

66 -- TRIMBLE NAVIGATION TEST SET, TRAINING, MANUALS, & SPARE PARTS SOL 25-Q-96-29847 DUE 032996 POC Carolyn Engelke, Contracting Officer, (405) 954-7825 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a requirement for a contractor to provide LEVEL II TEST SETS, P/N 81824-00 FOR TRIMBLE TNL8100 GPS. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 3812. A request for copies of the RFP shall be requested by facsimile (405) 954-3030. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contacts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (0046)

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