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Y -- ELEVATOR MODERNIZATION AT ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, ATCT, CAMP SPRINGS, MARYLAND SOL DTFA05-96-B-50819 DUE 060696 POC Maria Gallo (718) 553-3087 Contracting Officer Provide all labor, materials, supervision and specialty tools as deemed necessary to provide the elevator modernization project with a complete, fully-operational system at Andrews Air Force Base Air Traffic Control Tower, Camp Springs, Maryland. All work is to be completed within ninety (90) calendar days. This estimated procurement is between $25,000 and $100,000. Pre-bid meeting will be on May 21, 1996, please contact Maria Gallo (718) 553-3087. 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 available under the 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 Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, pleases call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0088)

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