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U -- BOEING VERTOL 234 RECURRENT PILOT TRAINING SOL 52-Q-16766 DUE 052296 POC Joe Smith, Contracting Officer, (405) 954-7791 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a requirement for one (1) student for the Boeing Vertol 234 Recurrent Pilot and Supplementary Training to be held no later than 9/30/96. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 8299. A request for copies of the RFQ may be requested by facsimile (405) 954-3030. Phone request will not be honored. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contacts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $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. (0134)

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