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J -- REPAIRS OF THE CABIN TOPS FOR THE COAST GUARD 41315 AND 41325 UTILITY BOATS SOL DTCG85-96-Q-SEA129 DUE 080196 POC Dianne Jackson, Contracting Officer, (510) 437-3809. The Maintenance and Logistic Command Paicific Area is proposing a contract for the fiber glass repairs of two (2) CGC 41' Utility boats. The Contractor will install the Government furnished cabin tops for each boat. Boat no. 41327 is located at Port Angeles, WA and boat no. 41315 is located in Neah Bay, WA. The boats will be geographically restricted to the Washington State, Puget Sound/Straits of Juan De Fuca areas. The work shall be performed at the Contractor's facility. The Period of performance commences for the 41327 UTB 05 Sept through 27 Sept 1996 and the 41315 UTB commences 10 Oct through 01 Nov 1996. The request for quotes will be issued on or about 25 Jul 1996. The following additional notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital 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 ASTLP, call OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official above. See Numbered Note(s): 1. (0169)

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