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Y -- REPLACEMENT OF CATT II ILS Sol DTFA12-96-B-00025, Due 032896, contact: Carol A. Granberg, Contracting Officer, 617-238-7687. Provide all labor, material, equipment and supplies (not otherwise identified as Government Furnished) for Replacement of the Category II Instrument Landing System serving Runway 15, Bangor International Airport, Bangor, Maine. A prebid meeting will be held on site and all prospective bidders are urged to attend. The contract performance period is 21 calendar days, inclusive of Saturdays and Sundays. Estimated cost is between $100,000 and $250,000. A $25.00 non-refundable charge is required for the bid package. Requests for bid packages will be honored until the supply is exhausted. This procurement is under the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program. The proposed issue date for the IFB 2-26-96. The proposed Bid Opening Date is 3-28-96. Special note 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, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the 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 Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (047)

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