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48 -- VALVE ACCESSORIES TO INCLUDE INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONSL TESTING BY TECH REP. SOL DTCG85-97-P-625962 POC Zeny Bordalo, Purchasing Agent, (510) 437-3394, Fax (510) 437-3392 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting official via E-Mail, zbordalo@d11.uscg.mil. Provide and install various accessories to 20 valves onboard USCGC POLAR STAR in Seattle, WA. The contractor shall provide technical representative assistance for operational testing of valves and reach rods assemblies. Work will be performed onboard USCGC POLAR STAR at Pier 36, Seattle, WA during period 15 Sept 97 to 20 Sept 97. RFQ DTCG85-97-Q-625862 will be issued 15 days after publication of this notice with proposals due 5 days later. To obtain copies of the RFQ, contact Zeny Bordalo at (510) 437-3394, Fax (510) 437-3392 or by the E-Mail link listed below. Additional Notice for Minority, Woman Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) has programs to assist minority, woman-owned 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 prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800)532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. See Notes 1, 26. (0210)

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