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41 -- REFRIGERATION, AIR-CONDITIONING, AND AIR CIRCULATING EQUIPMENT DUE 062498 POC Point of Contact -- CONTACT Point of Contact -- Patricia Johnson, Purchasing Agent, (410)762-6493, CWO W. Middleton, Contracting Officer, (410)762-6499 Potential sources sought. The Coast Guard is seeking qualified sources to consider in an award of a purchase order for Marine Refrigeration Unit manufactured by Adrick Marine P/N AMR -054 in various quantities with the maufacturer's technical dwgs. -- Delivery will be F.O.B. Destination, U.S. COAST GUARD YARD, Baltimore, MD. It is the Government's belief that the items required can only be obtained from authorized distributors such as Adrick Marine. If there are other authorized distributors, you are required to provide authorized distributorship from Adrick Marine to the U.S. Coast Guard within 10 days of this announcement. However, other potential sources having the expertise and required capabilities can submit such data discussing the same in duplicate within 10 days from the date of this announcement. The following information must be provided to evaluate the acceptability of the offered part. 1) Complete and current engineering data to demonstrate the acceptability of the offered part (i.e. salient physical, functional and servicability characteristics), or 2) Data that the offered part have been satisfactorily manufacturer. 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 ine of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800)532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting officer listed above. This is not a solicitation. No cost or pricing data is required. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. See numbered Note 22. (AC1223046-05) (0360)

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