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J -- CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE FOR VHF-FM COMMUNICATIONS DISTRESS SYSTEMS SOL DTCG89-98-R-65M501 DUE 052198 POC Ms. Jocelyn Brox-Chester, Contacting Officer, 510/437-5913 A firm-fixed price, unrestricted, commercial item solicitation will be issued for Corrective and Preventative Maintenance Services for VHF-FM Communications Distress Systems, located in Hawaii and Guam. The policies contained in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and Part 15, Contracting by Negotiations shall be used. The Contractor shall provide all services, management, administration, manufacturer's technical manuals, labor, tools, equipment, transportation, parts, materials and supplies. On site maintenance is required at Mt. Kokee, Mt. Kaala, Mauana Kapu, Mt. Haleakala, Kalani Cone, and several other sites in Hawaii, and Orote Point, Nimitz Hill and MARSEC in Guam. Most of the equipment was manufactured by Motorola. The equipment list includes, but is not limited to: Quantar Base Stations, Astrotac CH 16 Guard Receivers, Repeaters, Generators and Comtegras, Control Heads. A portion of the Distress System is Digital Ascryption Standard (DES) Equipment. A complete equipment list will be provided in the solicitation. The period of performance is 01 October 1998 through 30 September 1999, with four, one-year priced options. The solicitation will be issued on or about 22 April 1998, with a closing date of approximately 21 May 1998. The SIC Code 7629 with a size standard of $5,000,000.00. All responsible sources may submit an offer which may be considered by this agency. Requests for this solicitation must be in writing and shall include the solicitation number. The following 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 receiving financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000.00. For further information and application forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above.***** (0076)

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