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Y -- RE-ROOFING OF THE FAA ABERDEEN VOR FACILITY, ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA SOL DTFA14-96-Q-10056 DUE 042596 POC Contact Felicia Bauer, AGL-72C at (847) 294-7232 for bid packages. Re-roofing of the FAA Aberdeen Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio Range (VOR) facility, Aberdeen, South Dakota. This project must be accomplished in compliance with FAA specifications and drawings. The estimated quote range is between $25,000 and $50,000. FAA quote documents are expected to be available on or about April 8, 1996 and quotes will be due on or about April 25, 1996. The SIC code is 1761. This Notice 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, payment and performance 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 Program (STL) 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 Urilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracing official listed above. (0082)

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