Commandant (G-ACS-1B/TES), US Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001

R -- USCG RADIO FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES SOL DTCG23-97-R-TMXF01. Contact: LT Tom Snider, Contract Specialist; Ph: (202) 267-2512/Linda Ovenden, Contracting Officer; Ph: (202) 267-2527. This is a 100% set aside for small business concerns. The US Coast Guard has a requirement for Radio Frequency Spectrum Management Services. The contractor will process frequency assignment actions of, and review frequency proposals for, the Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee, Frequency Assignment Subcommittee for US Coast Guard and Department of Transportation (DOT) (surface mode agencies). The contractor shall additionally provide international coordination, registration and protection of Coast Guard and DOT (Surface mode agencies) radio frequency assignments. The standard industrial classification code is 8742. A labor hour contract is anticipated with a one year base and four option years. The contractor will be required to hold a SECRET national security clearance. The unclassified RFP will be available on or about June 7, 1996 with proposals due 30 days thereafter. Direct all written responses to Commandant (G-ACS-1B/TES/5208), US Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001. Telephone requests will not be honored. 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 enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance 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 per contract. DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. See Note 26. (131)

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