Contracting Officer, MLCPAC, CEU Honolulu, 300 Ala Moana Blvd, Rm 8122, Honolulu, HI 96850

S -- INSTALL NEW DRAPERY, TRACKS, RODS AND HARDWARE, USCG FAMILY HOUSING, RED HILL, OAHU, HAWAII SOL DTCG86-98-B-633241 DUE 051998 POC Felicia D. Butala, Contract Specialist, USCG CEU Honolulu, (808) 541-2197, FAX: (808) 541-2203 E-MAIL: U. S. COAST GUARD, fbutala@d14.uscg.mil. Provide labor, materials, transportation, and equipment to remove and dispose of existing drapery and drapery hardware in 41 housing units and to furnish and install new hardware to accommodate Government furnished drapery at USCG Family Housing, Red Hill, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. All work shall be completed within 120 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. This solicitation is issued under and resulting contract to be awarded under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (PL 100-656). The construction range is between $25,000 to $100,000. Only faxed or written requests for bid packages are acceptable. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered. 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 (808) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0096)

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