Contracting Officer, MLCPAC, CEU Honolulu, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Rm. 8122, Honolulu, HI 96850

34 -- PRESS BRAKE MACHINE Sol DTCG86-97-B-633078. Due 122696. Contact Point, Bonnie L. Hoe, Contracting Officer, 808/541-2158, Fax 808/541-2203. Hydromechanical press brake machine for bending and punching steel. Approximate working capacity - 160 tons with a ten foot table. Manual and automatic mode of operation capability. Comes complete with electrics. Delivery required 6 months after award of contract to the Integrated Support Command, Sand Island, Honolulu, HI. This is a total Small Business set-aside. Only faxed or written requests for bid packages received directly from the requestor are acceptable. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered. This Notice is for info 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 prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further info and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800)532-1169. (320)

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