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S -- REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SOL DTCG84-99-R-AA5003 DUE 072399 POC Maria Otero, Contract Specialist at (757) 628-4117/Marie A. Gilliam, Contracting Officer at (757) 628-4108 Provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision necessary for refuse collection and disposal services, as specified in the Statement of Work and in accordance with all terms and conditions in the contract. The services shall be performed at the US Coast Guard Group Cape Hatteras, US Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet, US Coast Guard Station Hatteras, and at the US Coast Guard Family Housing Units for the period 01 October 1999 thorugh 30 September 2000 with four additional one year option periods, not to exceed a five year period, if exercised by the Government. This solicitation is unrestricted. The applicable SIC code is 4953 with a size standard of 6 million. This solicitation will be issued on or about July 9,1999. Any correspondence concerning this acquisition shall reference Request for Proposal (RFP) DTCG84-99-R-AA5003. Please obtain copies of the solicitation and copies of bidders list from our website at: http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/fdiv/fdiv.htm. The Contract Specialist e-mail address is: motero@mlca.uscg.mil. Note: 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-owmed 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. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. Posted 06/25/99 (W-SN347438). (0176)

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