Commander (fcp-1), U.S. Coast Guard, Maintenance and Logistics Command, 300 East Main Street, Suite 965, Norfolk, VA 23510-9113

S -- JANITORIAL SERVICES Sol DTCG84-97-B-8M3088. Due 111596. POC Mrs. Jeanie Thorne, Contract Specialist (757) 628-4111; Mr. John Kmecz, Contracting Officer (757) 628-4108; FAX (757) 628-4134. Provide all services, supervision, labor, equipment, material, tools, supplies, and transportation necessary to provide custodial services. The work is to be performed at the Coast Guard Air Station, New Orleans, LA and covers the Hangar Building (Bldg. 302), the Administration Building (Bldg. 303) and the Public Works/Supply Building on the station. The period of performance is on or about December 1, 1996 through September 30, 1997 with four one-year options to extend the term of the contract and one six-month option to extend services. The proposed contract is set aside 100% for Small Business. The standard industrial classification (SIC) code is 7349 and small business size standard is $8 million. Only written request shall be honored; no telephone requests for bid sets will be honored. Requests can be sent via fax at (757) 628-4134. Please include your business size, phone and fax numbers, address and solicitation number DTCG84-97-B-8M3088 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 Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprise to acquire short-term working capital 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. (297)

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