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S -- JANITORIAL SERVICE, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. SOL DTFA14-96-R-33838 DUE 082096 POC Submit request in writing to the above address, Attn: Lisa Lester or Jennifer Kroll (AIM, Inc.) or Fax to (847) 294-8310/8050. Sources are sought for Janitorial Services for the Air Traffic Control Tower located in South Bend, Indiana. Proposed contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, materials, equipment and supplies necessary to perform the janitorial services for an estimated 5,004 square feet of office space. Contract period shall include a base period of one year and four option years. The proposed issue date is July 31, 1996 and opening on August 20, 1996. This solicitation is restricted to companies within the Great Lakes Regional area. 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 working capital assistance 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 applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. SIC Code 7349. (0191)

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