USCG Engineering Logistics Center, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Mail Stop #26, Baltimore, MD 21226-5000

28 -- ENGINE COMPONENTS SOL DTCG40-97-B-40054 DUE 110797 POC Point of Contact -- Sandy Miller, Contract Specialist, (410) 762-6452/David H. Monk, Contracting Officer (410) 762-6456 E-MAIL: USCG Engineering Logistics Center, Baltimore, MD, 62012049@eln.attmail.com. Des.: Four 18,000 overhaul kits and various related Paxman parts for Paxman Engine Model 16RPM200M. Delivery will be F.O.B. Destination to U.S. Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center, Receiving Room, Bldg #86., 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226. The contract will be a one-time buy. Delivery to be approximately eight to twenty-six weeks. The specific delivery times for each item will be as specified in the solicitation. Parts must be manufactured by Paxman Diesel LTD, or by Paxman authorized manufacturers. The Coast Guard anticipates issuing the solicitation approximately 30 days after date of this publication. These dates are for informational purposes only. When calling be prepared to state name, address, and solicitation number. All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utlization (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. See Numbered Notes 12 & 26. (AC0922050-39) (0265)

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