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C -- TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES SOL DTCG85-99-R-625M75 DUE 060399 POC Sharon D. Hunter, Contracting Officer, 510-437-3996, E-mail address shunter@d11.uscg.mil E-MAIL: Sharon D. Hunter, Contracting Officer, Naval Engineering, shunter@d11.uscg.mil. The U. S. Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific intents to negotiate an IDIQ contract with Wartsila, NSD US for professional engineering and technical services. The contract will be for one-year with four one-year options. The solicitation will be issued on or about 4 May 1999. For Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, The Department of Transportation (DOT) Minority, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available Under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at the prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable information concerning the SILP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532- 1169. http://osdbuweb.dot.gov For information concerning this project, contact the contracting officer whoes name is listed in Block 11. See Note 22. Posted 04/19/99 (W-SN321958). (0109)

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