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59 -- ASSEMBLY FAN SOL DTFA-02-96-R-60030 DUE 071296 POC Cecilia Maguire, (405) 954-7895 Assembly Fan, NSN: 4040-01-200-3265, P/N 2800035G001, MFG: ITT Corporation, 95 each, delivery to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This requirement will be awarded with a base year with two 1-year options. Sic Code 4581. Only the first 15 requests for copies of the solicitation received by COB July 8, 1996, 3:30 p.m., will be accepted. 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. (0173)

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