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20 -- PROPELLER BLADES SOL DTCG40-96-B-20016 POC Contract Specialist, Dolores A. Graefe, (40) 636-7504; Contracting Officer, S. M. McKay, (410) 636-4286 The U.S. Coast Guard has a requirement for Propeller Blades and Patterns. Propeller Blades - NSN 2010-12-193-4771 Type 1 (LH), qty. 3 sets w/option of 1 additional set, and NSN 2010-12-193-4772 Type 2 (RH), Qty. 3 sets w/option of 1 additional set for the 378' WHEC Cutters. Blades to be manufactured in accordance with Coast Guard Specification 4337-P-245-191 and Coast Guard Drawing No. 378FRAM-E-245-5 REV A. The propeller blade material shall be ABS 4 Nickel Aluminum Bronze as listed in the Guidance Manual for Bronze and Stainless Steel Propeller Castings dated 1984. Propeller Blade Patterns - NSN 2010-01-F96-0778 Type A, qty. 1 each, and NSN 2010-01-F96-0777 Type B, qty. 1 each, shall be built to become Government Furnished Property. Government Furnished Property (GFP) shall consist of Dummy Hub, Propeller RH and LH, ACN 2010-01-F84-0006. Delivery to be F.O.B. Destination to the U.S. Coast Guard Supply Center Curtis Bay, Baltimore, MD 21226. 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 a program to assist minority, women-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises acquire short-term working capital 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 of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0092)

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