U. S. Coast Guard, MLC LANT (F), 300 East Main St., Suite 950 Norfolk, VA 23510-9112

58 -- PUBLIC ADDRESS/EMERGENCY ALARM SYSTEM SOL DTCG84-99-Q-AAT015 DUE 092799 POC Maria Negron, Contract Specialist at 757-628-4113; Wanda Cortesini, Contracting Officer The U.S. Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic (MLCLANT), Norfolk, VA intends to award a contract utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures pursuant to FAR Part 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items and the policies of FAR Part 12 for the procurement of Brand Name or Equal, HHUM-ICSC-2259 Public Address/Emergency Alarm System and accessories. The manufacturer is Hose-McCann Telephone Co., Inc., 1241 West Newport Center Drive, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442, Telephone Number 954-2429-1110. Delivery shall be FOB Destination to various USCG locations identified in the solicitation. Any correspondence concerning this acquisition shall reference Request for Quotation (RFQ) Number DTCG84-99-Q-AAT015. The RFQ will be available electronically by accessing http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/fdiv/fdiv.htm on or about September 22, 1999. No paper copies of the solicitation will be distributed. Award date is September 30, 1999. The delivery schedule is October 30, 1999. The RFQ contains an optionquantity for the purchase of additional quantities. The SIC Code is 3669 with 750 employees. See Note 1. 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 forms of a line 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. Posted 09/22/99 (W-SN383438). (0265)

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