Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Admin. (FAA), Contracts and Acquisition Management Branch, AWP-55, P.O., BOX 92007, WWPC., Los Angeles, CA. 90009-2007

Z -- REPLACE POWER CABLES AT THE FRESNO AIR TERMINAL VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATORS FOR RUNWAYS 11L AND 29R LOCATED IN FRESNO, CA SOL DTFA08-96-Q-10778 POC Yasuko Hines, Contracting Officer, (310) 725-7549 or Greg Flowers, Contract Administrator, (310) 725-7546 Contractor shall provide all materials, labor, tools, and equipment (except as specified as Government Furnished) to install new power cables at the Fresno Air Terminal Visual Approach Slop Indicators (VASI) for runways 11L and 29R located in Fresno California. Work includes but is not necessarily limited to furnishing and installing a new power cable for the 11L VASI and installing one - 2'' PVC conduit, with cable, between the existing utility meter and the 29R VASI power panel. All work is to be performed in strict accordance with FAA specifications and drawings. The estimated price for this acquisition is between $25,000.00 and $50,000.00. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 1731. The Small Business Size Standard is $7.0 million. This is an unrestricted acquisition in accordance with the Small Business Competiveness Demonstration Program, Title VII of the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-656). Solicitation will be issued o/a March 25, 1996 with a due date for responses o/a April 10, 1996. Solicitation packages may be obtained by written request to the address above or by telefax to (310) 297-1167, Attn: Greg Flowers. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. NO TELEPHONIC REQUEST WILL BE ACCEPTED. This notice BELOW 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 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 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Programs (STLP), at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0066)

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