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

Q -- ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES SOL DTCG84-97-R-3KB880 DUE 012297 POC Contact Xiomarys Vargas, Contract Specialist at (757) 628-4118/Marie A. Gilliam, Contracting Officer at (757) 628-4109. The Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic intends to award a nonpersonal services contract to the qualified individual or business capable of providing non-personal outpatient Orthopedic services to all eligible beneficiaries at the U.S. Coast Guard Integrated Suppot Center Portsmouth, Virginia in accordance with the established principles, practices, and ethics of the Medical and Orthopedic profession. The Statement of Work, in addition to the specific services 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 8051. This solicitation will be issued on or about December 23, 1996. Request for solicitation must be in writing. Telephonme requests will not be honored. Facsimile requests maybe traqnsmitted to (757) 628-4134;Attn: Xiomary Vargas; however, the MLCLANT assumes no responsibility for the receipt of facsimile transmissions. "This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small 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 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-3KB880. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by this agency. See Numbered Note (s): 1 (0338)

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