Commander (FCP), USCG MLC (Pacific), Finance Division, Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA 94501-5100

S -- GUARD SERVICES FOR INTEGRATED SUPPORT COMMAND HONOLULU, HI SOL DTCG89-97-Q-6CF077 DUE 051397 POC Point of Contact -- Ensign Michael Russo, USCG, Contract Specialist (510) 437-3691 Security Guard Service solicitation DTCG89-97-Q-6CF077. Issue will be on or about 28 April 1997. POC ENS Michael Russo, Contract Specialist, (510)437-3691. Security Guard Service at U.S. Coast Guard Integrated Support Command Honolulu, Hawaii. The successful bidder will provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision to perform security guard services. The period of performance will be from 26 May 1997 through 30 September 1997. Request for bid packages shall be made by either U.S. Mail or telefaxed to (510)437-3014. Request shall be on the firm's letterhead, including the firm's mailing address, both telephone and telefax numbers and business size. The contracting activity's address is: Commanding Officer (fcp-3), Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific, Coast Guard Island, Bldg. 54-A, Alameda CA 94501-5100. Request for bid packages will not be taken over the telephone. The closing date for a bid is 13 May 1997. Bid packages must be post marked in accordance with FAR 52.215-10. The SIC code for this solicitation is 7381. This is open to both large and small businesses and is subject to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The size standard is no more than 6 million dollars. For information concerning the acquisition, contract the contracting official listed above. The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OBDBU), 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 up to $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP Program, call OSDBU (800)532-1169. (0111)

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