Procurement Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center, Curtis Bay, Baltimore, MD 21226

20 -- SHIP AND MARINE EQUIPMENT SOL DTCG40-96-B-10025 POC Contact Sharon Johnson, Contract Specialist, (410) 636-4596, Nancy M. Dean, Contracting Officer, (410) 636-4367 NSN: 1) 2040-01-295-3207, Metal Weathertight Door, 2) 2040-01-304-3609, Metal Weathertight Door, 3) 2040-01-294-3545, Metal Weathertight Door, 4) 2040-01-297-2212, Metal Weathertight Door, 5) 2040-01-297-2213, Metal Watertight RH Door, 6) 2040-01-304-6448, Metal Watertight LH Door, 7) 2040-01-297-2211, RH Watertight Door, 8) 2040-01-304-4291, LH Watertight Door, 9) 2040-01-298-5741, Hatch, Flush, Watertight Hinged, 10) 2040-01-293-5642, Hatch, Raised, Watertight, Hinged, 11) 2040-01-297-7880, Hatch, Raised, Watertight, Hinged. This will be a Requirements type contract with four option years. Delivery will be F.O.B. Destination to U.S. Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center, Curtis Bay/Columbia, Baltimore, MD. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency. When calling, be prepared to state name, address, and solicitation number. 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 to acquire short-term capital assistance for transportation-related contract. 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 applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition contact the contracting official listed above. See Numbered Note 26.(0191)

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