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A -- SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH SOLICITATION SBIR-FY-2000 WILL BE ISSUED ON OR ABOUT 02/15/2000. PROPOSALS ARE DUE 05/01/2000 SOL DTRS57-00-R-SBIR DUE 050100 POC Point of Contact -- William H. Moore, Contracting Officer, (617) 494-2627 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, moorew@volpe.dot.gov. The Volpe National Transportation System Center, (Volpe Center) is issuing a solicitation pursuant to the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982, PL 97-219, as amended by PL 99-43. The solicitation will be issued on or about February 15, 2000. The purpose of this solicitation is to invite small businesses with their valuable resources and creative capabilities to submit innovation research proposals that address high priority requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Each concern submitting a proposal must qualify as a small business. The size standard for the SBIR program is 500 employees. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available on the DOT SBIR Program Internet site. The URL for the 2000 DOT SBIR Program is http://www. volpe.dot.gov/sbir. The solicitation will be issued through electronic means only; no hard copies will be available. Offerors desiring to receive electronic notification of the solicitation s posting and availability for downloading may register at the Volpe Center Acquisition Division Internet site. The URL of the Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page is http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. Potential Offeror s are warned that when they register to receive solicitations, amendments, and other notices, the responsibility for providing the Government with an accurate and complete e-mail address lies with the Offeror. The Government will make no additional efforts to deliver information when the system indicates that transmissions cannot be delivered to the e-mail. Sources interested in receiving the solicitation are encouraged to register at this site to receive notification when the solicitation is posted and available for viewing/downloading. Offerors are reminded that they may register at any time to receive the solicitation. If you have previously registered in the past you DO NOT need to re-register. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Business 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, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. Posted 01/26/00 (D-SN419034). (0026)

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