Commander (FCP), USCG MLC (Pacific), Finance Division, Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA 94501-5100

S -- FULL FOOD SERVICES FOR US COAST GUARD INTEGRATED SUPPORT COMMAND, KODIAK, AK SOL DTCG89-98-B-6SKKAA DUE 041798 POC Cathy P. Handy, Contract Specialist 510-437-3056; Janet Weaver, Contracting Officer 510-437-3010 Full scale Food Service operation of Coast Guard Dining Facility at the Integrated Support Command (ISC) Kodiak, AK, three hundred and sixty-five (365) calendar days a year. Contractor must furnish all subsistence, supervision, mess attendants, cooks, etc., and other supplies and services as specified in the Performance Work Statement. This procurement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The contract will be for a one year period beginning 01 October 1998 through 30 September 1999, with an option for one additional year option. For Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receiving financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP and Bonding Assistance Program, please call (800) 532-1169. (0037)

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