Propulsion Sys. Contracting Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226-5000

20 -- INSPECT/REPAIR PROPELLERS POC Contract Specialist, Andrea Brehon, (410) 636-4294; Contracting Officer, S. M. McKay, (410) 636-4286 The inspection/repair of U.S. Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center propellers, NSN 2010-01-078-8216, qty. 1 each, is being achieved by the employment of Bird Johnson Co., 4451 14th Avenue, NW, Seattle, WA 98107-4696 and Navy BOA N00024-96-G-4015. This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation, 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 forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above (0240)

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