Commander (fcp-3), Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific, Coast Guard Island, Bldg. 54A, Alameda, CA 94501-5100

U -- ON-SITE TRAINING Sol DTCG89-96-Q-6D2065 due 070896. Contact bid issuing clerk 510-437-3006, Contract Specialist, Juliane Lane, 510-437-5916. The U.S. Coast Guard intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI), 10500 University Center Drive, Suite 100, Tampa, FL, 33612-6415, for a 5 day on-site training course titled Designing Telecommunications Distribution System (DD102), at Coast Guard Island located in Alameda, CA. This training will include the following: plan and lay out various building telecommunications projects, techniques and methods used to design low voltage systems for these projects, cover all aspects of design from entrance point through horizontal and backbone distribution systems to the workstation, and preparation for the RCDD exam. Training is to take place 26 Aug 1996 through 30 Aug 1996. The Request for Quotation will be issued on or about 17 Jun 1996. This procurement is a 100 per cent Small Business Set-Aside. The SIC code is 8249 and the small business size standard is $5 million average annual receipts for the preceding three fiscal years. Supplies/services required are available from only one source and no other type of supplies/services will satisfy agency technical requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Interested parties have 15 days from the publication date to submit their qualifications/capabilities. Information will be used solely to determine whether to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses not directly addressing the ability to supply the above may be considered non-responsive. It is suggested that small business firms or others interested in subcontracting opportunities in connection with the described procurement make contact with the firm listed. See Numbered Notes 22 & 26. Special Note: For Minority, Women and 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 and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (165)

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