Federal Aviation Administration, 601 E. 12th St., ACE-55, Kansas City, MO 64106

Y -- SOUTHWEST CABLE LOOP, KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI SOL DTFA09-97-R-27045 DUE 072097 POC C. O. Shepard, Jr. (816) 426-3052 Contracting Officer NOTE: THIS PROJECT HAS A $25.00 NON-REFUNDABLE CHARGE FOR ALL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. Project generally consists of, but is not limited to the following: 1. Contractor shall furnish and install concrete handholes in locations shown. 2. Contractor shall install Government Furnished (GFM) 100 pair #19 Armored cable from RTR #2 to the existing FTU at Runway #19R Localizer Plot. 3. Contractor shall install GFM 3-6 stranded fiber optic cables from RTR #2 to existing MH-AC6. Terminate cables in various FAA facilities. 4. Contractor shall install GFM FTU. 5. Contractor shall regrade and repair all disturbed earth. This procurement is open to both large and small businesses. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. For a copy of this solicitation, please submit your request along with a $25.00 certified check or money order (per copy) payable to the Federal Aviation Administration, to the attention of Susan Chasteen, Acquisition Management, ACE-55; 601 E. 12th Street, Room 1524; Kansas City, Missouri 64106. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at aany tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to surety against losses. Loans are also 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 regarding the Bonding and Lending Programs, please call DOT of Small and Disadvantaged Business's Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0115)

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