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J -- PROCUREMENT OF SSB RAY152 RADIO TELEPHONE SOL DTCG40-98-Q-80088 DUE 041798 POC Point of Contact -- Brad Holtzapple, Purchasing Agent, (410)762-6502, CWO W. Middleton, (410)762-6008 58 Procurement of the following item. 1. 5820-01-412-4651, SSB radio telephone, mod ray-152, p/n: M56757, qty: 12 ea. NOTE: No drawings, specifications or schematics are available from this agency. Delivery of item shall be within 45 days after receipt of purchase order. FOB: destination, USCG Engineering Logistics Center, Warehouse Annex, Columbia, Md. It is anticipated that a non-competitive sole source solicitation will be issued to Raytheon Corporation, 676 Island Pond Rd., Manchester, NH 03109-5420 under authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302(1) unless additional sources are located. All responsible and responsive sources are invited to express their interest and ability to provide the above described items, via fax in writing, to Mr. Holzapple no later than 13 April 1998. All responsive and responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by this agency. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The department of Transportation (DOT), Short Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. See Numbered Notes 22. (AC0401001-03) (0091)

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