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Q -- CLINICAL LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES SOL DTCG89-96-R-6KB147. Due 051596. Contact bid issuing clerk 510-437-3006, Contracting Officer, Donald C Moore, 510-437-3026. Provide Reference Laboratory Medical Testing Services and Clinical Pathology Consultation Services for twelve (12) USCG Coast Guard clinics located in Alameda, Petaluma, San Pedro & Humboldt Bay, CA; Astoria & North Bend, OR; Seattle & Port Angeles, WA; and Juneau, Kodiak, Ketchikan & Sitka, AK. These services shall include pickup and transport of specimens and to it's laboratory, pre-analytic processing, analysis and result interpretation. This will be a non-personal services contract and medical liability insurance coverage ($1,000,000.00) is required. Period of performance for the base period will be 01 Oct 1996 through 30 Sep 1997 with four option years. The RFP will be issued on or about 15 May 1996. For the convenience of offerors, the proposal schedules will be provided on both paper and 1.44 MB floppy computer discs formatted as Lotus Version 2.1. Offerors may utilize this version or convert spreadsheets up to either Lotus Version 5.0 for windows or Excel, Version 5.0 for windows. There is a non-refundable cost of $20.00 for each proposal package requested. Your request for package must be accompanied by a company check made out to the US Coast Guard. This procurement is open to all prospective offerors, both large and small business. The SIC code is 8071 and the small business size standard is $5.0 million average annual receipts for the preceding three fiscal years. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency. SPECIAL NOTE: For Minority, Women 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 $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (061)

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