Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer, USCG Engineering Logistics Center, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Building 31, Mail Stop 26, Baltimore, MD, 21226-5000

59 -- ICE BUOY BATTERIES SOL DTCG40-00-B-70006 DUE 021700 POC Florence Harwood, Contract Specialist, Phone 410-762-6455, Fax 410-762-6056, Email fharwood@elcbalt.uscg.mil -- James McGuirk, Contracting Officer, Phone 410-762-6486, Fax 410-762-6056, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=DTCG40-00-B-7 0006&LocID=493. E-MAIL: Florence Harwood, fharwood@elcbalt.uscg.mil. NSN 6135-01-106-5542, Ice Buoy Battery, 320 AH, Operating Voltage; 12 volts DC nominal, 320 ampere hours. Delivery shall be F.O.B. Destination, 13 lots to various Coast Guard destinations, a total quantity of 341 each. All to be made in accordance with U.S. Coast Guard Specification G-SEC-406E dated February 1999 which will be provided with the solicitation package. Award will be made on an all or none basis and delivery shall be made NO LATER THAN 1 October 2000 but NO SOONER THAN 1 September 2000. NOTE: A qualified product is required! All responsible and responsive sources may submit a bid which will be considered by this agency. Minority, women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines fo 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. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting persons listed above. See numbered Notes 9 and 23. Posted 01/04/00 (D-SN413015). (0004)

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