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J -- MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND REBUILDING OF EQUIPMENT SOL DTCG-97-B-625L87 DUE 061097 POC Virginia Obershaw, Contracting Officer 510/437-2985 WEB: http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/cbdpwd.cgi, All responsible businesses may submit an offer to be considered by this agency.. Contractor to provide all labor and materials to perform repairs to CGC Bluebell at homeport, Portland, OR, during the period 8/18/97 to 9/19/97. 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 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 acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0120)

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