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61 -- RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES SOL DTCG84-98-Q-3CC007 DUE 041598 POC POC Michelle Blake, Contract Specialist at (757) 628-4110/Marie A. Gilliam, Contracting Officer at (757) 628-4109 This office proposes to award an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Requirements Type (Supply) Contract utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures pursuant to FAR parts 12 and 13, for a base year plus (one) twelve month option period to provide rechargeable battery systems to various locations within the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The battery systems shall be Exide Corporation Sonnenschein or equivalent. The applicable SIC Code is 4899 with $11 million or less average annual receips within the last three fiscal years. The Request for Quotations (RFQ) will be issued on or about March 31, 1998. All requests for the RFQ shall be submitted in writing. Facsimile requests shall be transmitted to (757) 628-4134/4135. "This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises toacquire short-term working capital assistance for transporation-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." Any correspondence concerning this acquisition shall reference RFQ DTCG84-98-Q-3CC007. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by this agency. This acquisition is unrestricted. (0071)

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