USCG, CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd, Warwick, RI 02886

Z -- COUNTER REPLACEMENT AT GROUP LONG ISLAND SOUND SOL DTCGG1-98-Q-3WK036 DUE 120397 POC Ms. Jodi Ruggiero, Contract Specialist, (401) 736-1785 Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision necessary to replace counters at Group Long Island Sound, New Haven, CT. Work includes fabricating and installing a 40 square foot counter with integral refrigerated salad bar, plate dispenser, bowl dispenser, and glass rack dispenser, and incidental related work. Completion time is 45 days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed; on-site installation shall be accomplished in two consecutive days. Estimated cost of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000. Solicitation packages to be available on or about November 17, 1997, and may be obtained from: Contracting Officer, USCG CEU Providence, 300 Metro Center Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886, Attn: Ms. Jodi Ruggiero. There is a $20.00 non-refundable charge for this package. Checks should be made out to the USCG. Requests will be honored until supply is exhausted. The due date for receipt of quotes is December 3, 1997. This project is issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and is unrestricted. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATION FOR MINORITY, WOMEN-OWNED, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: The Dept 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 max. line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding these programs, call the DOT OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the Contracting Official listed above. (0301)

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