Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606-5337

F -- HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL SOL DTCG88-96-B-64B514. DUE 072696. Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer, Pamela Boscovich 510/535-7219. Only written requests for solicitations will be accepted (FAX 510/535-7288). Contractor shall furnish all labor, material and equipment necessary to pick up, recycle and dispose of hazardous waste generated by Coast Guard units in the states of Oregon, Washington, and Montana. The contract will be a firm fixed-price contract for one year with three option years. This procurement is subject to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration program and is open to large and small business participation. The applicable SIC code is 4953. Small Business size standard is $6.0 million. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered. For minority, Women 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 contracts. 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. Anticipated bid issue date is 26 June 1996 with opening date 30 days later. (157)

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