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J -- FLIGHT DECK COATING RENEWAL ON USCGC POLAR STAR SOL DTCG85-97-Q-625426 DUE 052397 POC Rebecca Budde, Contracting Officer (510) 437-3988 Fax (510) 437-3392 E-MAIL: Rebecca Budde, Coast Guard Naval Engineering, Contracting Oficer, Rebecca Budde/mlcpac@internet.uscg.mil. Contractor to provide all labor and materials to renew the flight deck coating and flight deck net load test on UCGC POLAR STAR, at Pier 36 in Seattle, WA, during the period of 9 through 23 June 1997. For Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The Department of Transportation (DOT) Minority, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women-owmed and disadvantaged enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at the 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. "See Numbered Notes 1 and 26". (0122)

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