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95 -- FURNISH & DELIVER STEEL PIPE PILES SOL DTCG83-00-B-3WF118 POC Opal Arnold, Contracting Officer, Phone 216-902-6219, Fax 216-902-6277, Email oarnold@ceucleveland.uscg.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=DTCG83-00-B-3 WF118&LocID=256. E-MAIL: Opal Arnold, oarnold@ceucleveland.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, material, equipment, transportation and supervision required to furnish and deliver steel piles to the USCG Integrated Support Command, Portsmouth, VA. Sizes and quantities shall be (1) 10 each, 12" diameter, 50' length (2) 34 each, 12" diameter, 60' length (3) 10 each, 18" diameter, 50' length and (4) 30 each, 18" diameter, 60' length. This solicitationl also contains option items for additional quantities, which, if purchased, shall be in quantities that constitute a full truckload. (Approximately 45,000 lbs.) The Delivery period is 75 DANTP. The SIC code assigned is 3317. This solicitation can be downloaded from the USCG CEU web-site at http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/ceucleveland on approximately January 11, 2000. If it does not appear on that day, please check back daily. (Other solicitations, amendments, bid opening results and miscellaneous acquisition documents are also available at the above web-site). The Bid Opening date will be approximately February 11, 2000. This date is estimated and may change. This acquisition is set-aside for Small Businesses. ATTN: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), offers working capital financing and bonding assistance for transportation related contracts. DOT_s Bonding Assistance Program (BAP) offers bid, performance and payment bonds on contracts up to $1M. DOT_s Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. 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 12/27/99 (D-SN411488). (0361)

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