Department of Procurement, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York 11024-1699

Z -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY OF MASONRY SERVICES SOL DTMA95-96-B-00004. DUE 091696. Contact, Mary Weinum, 516-773-5435/Contracting Officer. The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy requires the services of one qualified Mason and one Mason Helper for an indefinite quantity of hours of work during the period of 1 October 1996-30 September 1997. In addition, the contractor shall be expected to furnish a truck to facilitate travel between projects. A burdened, fixed hourly rate for these services, inclusive of the truck, shall be bid. The contractor shall not be expected to furnish any materials, but shall supply necessary tools and equipment to accomplish assigned tasks. Orders shall include, but not be limited to, the laying of brick ceramic tile, concrete cinder glass, gypsum or terra cotta block to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers and other structures. Solicitation packages will be ready approximately 16 August 1996. The tentative date for the site inspection is 30 August 1996. It is estimated that the total value of orders shall not exceed $75,000. All requests for the solicitation must be made in writing. No telephone requests shall be accepted. Multiple awards may result from this solicitation. This project is 100 percent set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable standard industrial classification in 1741, and the small business standard is $7,000,000. For Minority, Women-Owned and 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 and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also 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 Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (204)

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