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61 -- BATTERY BOXES SOL DTCG40-98-Q-60002 DUE 112897 POC Point of Contact -- Point of Contact -- Dolores A. Graefe, Contract Specialist, (410) 762-6474, Contracting Officer -- S. M. McKay, (410) 762-6476 The U.S. Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center, Baltimore, MD has a requirement for the fabrication, inspection, packaging, and marking of 6160-01-33-3540 Type 1, Solar Battery Box, Double, P/N 121100, Quantity 151 Each. First Article Testing shall be required. Delivery to be F.O.B. Destination to U.S. Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center, Columbia, MD 21046-2101. Delivery to be 60 calendar days after contract award for first article test unit, 176 calendar days after the final approval of the first article test unit for the production quantity. See numbered Notes 1 and 26. "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 (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 acquisiiton, contact the contracting official listed above." (AC1029058-04) (0302)

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