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59 -- CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLIES FOR THE AN/SRD AUTOMATIC DIRECTION FINDER SYSTEM EQUIPMENT (6 ITEMS) SOL DTCG36-96-R-BTB04T DUE 060496 POC Kathleen Harrigan, Contract Specialist James M. McGuirk, Contracting Officer. 1. Miscellaneous circuit card assemblies (6 items) ALL SIMRAD INC. PART NUMBERS ONLY, for the AN/SRD-25 Automatic Direction Finder System equipment. No drawings or specifications are available from this agency. FOB: Destination, U.S. Coast Guard Supply Center Maryland. Delivery 120/150 days ARO. This contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with Simard Inc. under the authority of 10 U)S)C) 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6-302-1 unless additional sources are located. A Market Survey was conducted on 24 March 1996 and results of this survey support our determination to solicit and negotiate with only one firm. 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 to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Progam (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, please call the OSDBU at 800-532-1169. NOTE: See Notes 22 and 26. (0114)

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