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Z -- ANTENNA INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE AT U. S. COAST GUARD COMMUNICATIONS STATION SOL DTCG86-99-B-633223 DUE 061799 POC Verna Jackson, Contracting Officer, (808) 541-2157, FAX (808) 541-2203 E-MAIL: Click here to request a bid package via e-mail, SSemisi@D14.uscg.mil. Provide materials, equipment, labor, and transportation required to conduct antenna inspection and maintenance at USCG Communications Station Receiver Site, Wahiawa; and Transmitter Site, Lualualei, Oahu, Hawaii. Work includes inspection of all communication antennas and perform minor antenna maintenance including replacement of guy anchor systems, adjusting guy tensions and tower alignment, touchup painting, replacement of mechanical housing covers, and other general maintenance. All work shall be completed within 90 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. This solicitation is issued under and the resulting contract awarded under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (PL 100-656). The construction range is between $25,000 and $100,000. Only faxed or written requests for bid packages are acceptable. 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 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 (800) 532-1169. Posted 05/03/99 (W-SN326975). (0123)

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