Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard AVTRACEN, Mobile, AL 36608-9682

C -- PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR GENERAL ENGINEERING AND RELATED SERVICES SOL DTCG48-98-R-DAX002 DUE 112197 POC Contact Point, Mr. Evon Housen, Base Engineer, 334-639-6176, Contracting Officer, Mr. A. D. Palma, 334-639-6312 E-MAIL: Contact the Contracting Officer, a.palma/atcmobile22@internet.uscg.mil. Professional Architect-Engineer services are required for an annual task order contract (ATOC) for general engineering and related services at the U. S. Coast Guard Aviation Training Center, Mobile, Alabama for a one (1) year period with an option for a second year. The estimated construction cost per project ranges from $25,000 to $200,000. The maximum allowable A/E job order will not exceed $25,000. A/E firms are invited to submit an SF-254 and SF-255 to: Contracting Officer, U. .S. Coast Guard Aviation Training Center, 8501 Tanner Williams Road, Mobile, Alabama 36608-8322. Only firms submitting prior to 4:00 P.M.. local time, 21 November 1997 will be considered. This is not a request for proposal. Numbered Note 1 Applies. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Woman-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, woman-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. (0310)

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