Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Office of Acquisition, P.O. Box 25082, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73125-4929

Q -- PHYSICIAN CONSULTATION SOL DTFA-02-98-R-90514 DUE 112197 POC Carolyn Engelke, (405) 954-7825 WEB: View a copy of the announcement, http://www.mmac.jccbi.gov/amq/opportun.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via e-mail., Carolyn_S_Engelke@mmacmail.jccbi.gov. The Federal Aviation Administration has a requirement for a physician that holds an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) designation to provide consultation services to review and interpret electrocardiograms (EKG's) of applicants for first-class FAA medical certification. Medical files and EKG's will be made available to the physician and must be reviewed during normal office hours at the Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI) located in Oklahoma City, OK. Contract will be for a 1-year base period with an estimated number of 120 days of required consultation services. Contract will include a 1-year option period to be exercised at the option of the government. 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 Utilization, has a program to assist small businesses, small businesses owned and controlled by a socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and women-owned concerns 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. (0295)

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