Commander (FCP), USCG MLC (Pacific), Finance Division, Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA 94501-5100

U -- CERTIFIED NORTEL PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE(PBX) TRAINING SOL DTCG89-00-Q-65A078 DUE 033100 POC Ms Terry Craft, (510) 437-3004, FAX (510) 437-3014 E-MAIL: Please click here to contact the above Purchasing, tcraft@d11.uscg.mil. The Coast Guard intends to solicit, negotiate and award a sole-source procurement to Nortel, 1057 South Sherman Street, Training Division, Richardson, TX. The training is required to support Private Branch Exchange (PBXs) installed at various Coast Guard installations in the San Francisco bay area. The training must be certified Nortel training. This acquisition will be solicited as unrestricted. The Sic Code is 8243. The small business size standard is $5 million annually. The contract type will be a firm-fixed price. If no responses are received within fifteen (15) days with sufficient information to determine that another responsible source is available, negotiations will be conducted with Nortel. NO TELEPHONE INQURIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. The solicitation will be issued on or about 17 March 2000, and closing on or about 31 March 2000. The following notice is for informational purposes: 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 of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit of $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information and application forms concerning STLP, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. Posted 03/01/00 (W-SN430045). (0061)

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