DOD Support Services Contract Section, USCG Aircraft Repair & Supply Center, Elizabeth City, NC 27909-5001

B -- IMPLEMENTATION OF A 2D MATRIX BAR CODING SYSTEM FOR UTILIZATION ON AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS SOL DTCG38-97-R-300002 DUE 012297 POC Contact Ms. Vergie Hall, Contract Specialist, 919-335-6642/Mrs. Martha Hebrew, Contracting Officer, 919-335-6557 Implementation of a 2D matrix symbol marking system for flight critical components with various material types and surfaces which have been identified by ARSC and OEM. Contractor to provide key personnel, all tooling, material and equipment involved for this effort as well as being required to have the availability of adequate laboratories, test facilities, test and evaluation equipment, and established procedures to perform all required research, analysis, tests, and investigations to develop and implement the requirement. This will be a 6 month pilot project performed at ARSC, Elizabeth City, NC, and possibly will require a trip either to Savannah, GA, or New Orleans, LA, to be completed no later than August 1997. Contractor will be required to train 6 to 12 ARSC personnel to support 2D matrix symbol marking of components. It is anticipated that a Best Value, Time and Materials contract will be awarded. Request for solicitation must be in writing. Facsimiles are acceptable (919-335-6496). Telephone requests will not be honored. NOTICE: For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise: 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 it $500, 000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the ASDBU at 800-532-1169. See Note 26. (0354)

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