Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, NAS Acquisition Contracting Team, AMQ-210, P.O. Box 25082, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73125-4929

62 -- FLASHTUBE SOL DTFA-02-97-R-90086 DUE 063097 POC Cecilia Maguire, Contracting Officers, (405) 954-7895 Flashtube, NSN: 6240-01-138-6450, P/N: s464, in accordance with FAA-STD-013d, and drawing DE-B-3022, Revision B. Estimated 150 each. First article testing reqired. This requirement will be awarded on a base year with three 1-year options. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 3648. FOB point is destination. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contacts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) prime interest rates up to $500,000 per contract to provide accounts receivable financing. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $500,000 per contract. DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a suretyagainst losses. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (0130)

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