Commander (fcp-1), U. S. Coast Guard, Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic, 300 East Main Street, Suite 965, Norfolk, VA 23510-9113

S -- PROVIDE SECURITY GUARD SERVICES AT COAST GUARD INTEGRATED SUPPORT COMMAND, BOSTON, MA SOL DTCG84-97-R-3B2911 DUE 093097 POC Contact Margaret Turner, Contract Specialist at (757) 628-4115/John Kmecz, Contracting Officer at (757) 628-4108 Provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision necessary for refuse collection services, as specified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS), at the Coast Guard Integrated Support Command, Boston, MA. The period of performance is one base year, beginning 1 December 1997 through 30 November 1998, with four one-year options. The government will award a contract from this request for proposals to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and past performance considered. This solicitation is unrestricted pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The solicitation package will be issued on or about 9 September 1997. All requests for the solicitation packages shall reference the solicitation number, DTCG84-97-R-3B2911, your telephone and FAX numbers, and address. Only written requests will be honored; no telephone requests for the solicitation packages will be honored. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by this agency. NOTE: This Notice is for information 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. (0239)

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