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S -- FERRY SLIP MAINTENANCE SERVICES SOL DTCG84-97-B-3SGW04 DUE 080896 POC Ms. Sandra Martinez, Contract Specialist; Mr. John Kmecz, Contracting Officer, fax (757) 628-4134. Provide all services, supervision, labor, equipment, material, tools, supplies, and transportation required for full ferry maintenance service to ensure operation including; preventative maintenance, repairs, inspections and testing in compliance with American Railway Engineering Association (AREA) Specification for movable bridges, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Publications for 70 National Electric Codes, and National Electrical Manufacture's Association (NEMA) Publications for Motor and Generators. The work is to be performed at Governors Island, New York. The period of Performance is on about Oct 01, 1996 through September 30, 1997 with four one-year options. The proposed contract is 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The standard identification code (SIC) number is 4491 and small business size standard is 12.5 million dollars. Only written request shall be honored; no telephone requests for bid sets will be honored. Requests can be sent via fax at (757) 668-4134. Please include your business size, phone and fax numbers, address and solicitation number DTCG84-97-B-3SW04 in your request. This notice is for informational purpose for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises; The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantage Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprise to acquire short-term working captital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLD) 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. (0200)

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