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Q -- OPTOMETRY SERVICES SOL DTCG84-97-R-3KB977 DUE 090597 POC Please contact Maria Otero, Contract Specialist at (757) 628-4117/Marie A. Gilliam, Contracting Officer at (757) 629-4109 Provide Optometry Services at the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Clinic, Washington, DC. The Optometry services shall be performed in accordance with the Statement of Work and all other terms and conditions. The performance period shall begin on or about October 1, 1997 through September 30, 1998 with four (4) option periods, if exercised by the Government. The services shall be performed each Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. The applicable Sic Code is 8042 and the size standard is $5 million average annual receipts for the three previous fiscal years. This solicitation will be issued on or about August 5, 1997. Requests for solicitation must be in writing; telephone requests will not be honored. Facsimile requests may be transmitted to (757) 628-4134; Attn: Maria Otero; however the MLCLANT assumes no responsibility for the receipt of facsimile transmissions. "This Notice is for Informational purposes for Minority, Women-owned and Didsadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small 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 interests 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 further information and applicable forms concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. "Any correspondence concerning the acquisition shall reference Request for Proposal (RFP) Number DTCG84-97-R-3KB977. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by this agency. (See Number Note 1) (0188)

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