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Z -- CONSTRUCT BREAKWATER LIGHT STRUCTURE AT OFU HARBOR, OFU ISLAND, AMERICAN SAMOA SOL DTCG86-98-B-633127 DUE 031098 POC Felicia D. Butala, Contract Specialist, USCG CEU Honolulu, (808) 541-2197, FAX (808) 541-2203 E-MAIL: USCG Civil Engineering Unit Honolulu, fbutala@d14.uscg.mil. Provide labor, materials, transportation and equipment to fabricate and erect a 15-foot high breakwater light structure at Ofu Harbor, Ofu Island, American Samoa. All work shall be completed within 90 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. This solicitation is issued under and the resulting contract to be awarded under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (PL 100-656). The construction range is between $25,000 and $100,000. Only faxed or written requests for bid packages are acceptable. 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 and bonding 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. (0021)

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