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Q -- MEDICAL LABORATORY SERVICES SOL DTCG84-97-R-3KB900 DUE 012197 POC Contact Maria Negron,Contract Specialist at 757/628-4113/Marie A. Gilliam, Contracting Officer at 757/628-4109. Provide Medical Laboratory Services at the request of U.S. Coast Guard medical officers or civilian physicians under agreement with the Coast Guard through specimen referral for 20 U.S. Coast Guard Field Unit Medical Clinics located in NY, MA, DC, VA, LA, MI, FL, PR, NJ, CT, MD, and AL. The Statement of Work, in addition to the specific tests required, will be provided in the solicitation. The performance period will be for a base year plus four (4) twelve-month option periods. The SIC Code is 8071 with $5 million or less average annual receipts for small businesses within the last three (3) fiscal years. This solicitation will be issued on or about December 20, 1996. All requests for solicitation shall be submitted in writing and shall indicate the business size. Facsimile requests may be transmitted to (757) 628-4134. "This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small Disdavantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working captial 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 applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquistion, contact the contracting official listed above." Any correspondence concerning this acquistion shall reference Request for Proposal (RFP) Number DTCG84-97-R-3KB900. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by this agency. This acquistion is unrestricted and will use the policies contained in Part 12, Acquistion of Commercial Items. (0338)

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