Propulsion Sys. Contracting Branch, USCG Engineering Logistics Center, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Mail Stop 26, Baltimore, MD 21226-5000

20 -- INSPECT/REPAIR PROPELLERS POC Point of Contact -- Contract Specialist, Andrea Brehon, (410) 762-6471; Contracting Officer, S.M. McKay, (410) 762-6476 The inspection/repair of USCG ELC propeller blade sets, NSNs 2010-01-134-0378 and 2010-01-134-7238, QTY 4 SE is being achieved by the employment of Lips Propellers Inc., 3617 Koppens Way, Chesapeake, VA 23323 and navy BOA N00024-96-G-4014. "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 forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (AC1031064-01) (0304)

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