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20 -- MAIN MOTOR BRUSHES AND BRUSH HOLDERS FOR THE 180' COAST GUARD CUTTER BUOY TENDERS WITH WESTINGHOUSE MAIN PROPULSION GENERATORS SOL DTCG85-96-B-625L38 DUE 091696 POC Rebecca Budde, Contracting Officer, (510) 437-3988. The Maintenance and Logistic Command Pacific Area is proposing to Contract for main motor brushes and brush holders for Westinghouse main propulsion generators. The soliciation will be issued on or about 16 Aug 1996. Delivery of the brushes and holders will be between 15 Nov 1996 and 01 Mar 1997. This procurement is a 100% small business set-aside. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital 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 forms concerning the STLP, call OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0204)

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