Commandant(G-ACS-2B/CAD), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001

70 -- SOFTWARE/HARDWARE EQUIPMENT SOL DTCG23-96-C-HACI98 POC Contact: Charles Davis, Ph:(202)-267-6290/Contracting Officer: Shirley Kyle, Ph:(202)-267-2514 The U.S. Coast Guard has a requirement for 15 Licenses for Pharmacy Management System. The U.S. Coast Guard intends to acquire a commercially available system for automated support of specific pharmacy features and will not contract for the design and development of the system. The system shall consist of the software necessary to meet stated requirements, the peripheral equipment components needed to operate the system and contractor support which will be specified in the forthcoming solicitation. The U.S. Coast Guard anticipates issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation on or about March 29, 1996. This solicitation will be available in hardcopy form. To request a copy of the RFP, mail your written request to Commandant (G-ACS-2B/CAD), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street S.W., Washington, DC 20593-0001. THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATION 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 the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line credit is $500,000. For further information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above (0052)

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