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Z -- CARPET AND SHEET VINYL REPLACEMENT AT STATION YAQUINA BAY HOUSING NEWPORT, OR SOL DTCG88-96-B-623153 DUE 080696 POC Contact Bid Issuing Clerk, (510) 535-7219; Contracting Officer Almer Adams 510/535-7219 CARPET AND SHEETS VINYL REPLACEMENT AT STATION YAQUINA BAY HOUSING, NEWPORT, OR. Remove existing carpet and padding and install new materials at the housing units. Work includes installation of new sheet flooring underlayment and cove base and new base molding along carpeted area where missing or where replacement is necessary. Estimated Range $25,000 to $100,000. Performance period is 90 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Anticipate bid issue date is 5 July 1996. SIC Code for this procurement is 1752, Small Business size standard is Small if its average annual Receipts for its preceedingt 3 fiscal years do not exceed $7.0 million. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION BEING SOLICITED AND AWARDED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM, ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. For Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT Office of Small and Disadvantage 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 and 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. (0180)

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