Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Office of Acquisition, MAR-380, 400 Seventh Street, SW - Room 7310, Washington, DC 20590

V -- LAYBERTHING SERVICES FOR ONE READY RESERVE FORCE VESSEL IN THE VIRGINIA TIDEWATER AREA Sol DTMA91-96-B-00010. Due 103196. Contact Point, Ben Burnowski (202)366-1932. The Maritime Administration proposes to procure by sealed bidding layberthing services for one vessel in the Virginia Tidewater area. The period of performance is one year with four one-year options. This is a re-solicitation of canceled IFB DTMA91-96-B-00003. An invitation for bids (IFB) will be issued on or about September 30, 1996. Bid opening will be held on or about October 31, 1996. Copies of IFB DTMA91-96-B-00010 may be requested in writing from Ben Burnowski, DOT/Maritime Administration, MAR-380, Office of Acquisition, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Rm. 7310, Washington, DC 20590. All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered by the Maritime Administration. This notice is for informational purposes 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 price 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. (254)

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