Procurement Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Supply Center Curtis Bay, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226-1792

20 -- INSPECTION/REPAIR PROPELLERS POC Contract Specialist, Andrea Brehon, (410) 636-4294; Contracting Officer, S. M. McKay, (410) 636-4286 The inspection/repair of U.S. Coast Guard Supply Center Curtis Bay propellers, NSN 2010-01-222-2441, qty. 5 each, is being achieved by the employment of Lips Propellers, Inc., 3617 Koppens Way, Chesapeake, VA 23323 and Navy BOA N00024-96-G-4014. 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 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. For further information and forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition contact the contracting official listed above (0162)

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