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20 -- FENDER, MARINE SOL Reference-Number-DTCG40-00-Q-50080 DUE 051200 POC Cecelia Whitehead, Contracting Officer, Phone 410-762-6495, Fax 410-762-6056, Email cwhitehead@elcbalt.uscg.mil -- Nancy Dean, Contracting Officer, Phone 410-762-6461, Fax 410-762-6056, Email ndean@elcbalt.uscg.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=Reference-Number-DTCG40-00-Q-50080&LocID=493. E-MAIL: Cecelia Whitehead, cwhitehead@elcbalt.uscg.mil. 2040-01-458-7973, Fender, Marine (various), qty (various). Delivery shall be F.O.B. Destination, USCG Engineering Logistics Center, Warehouse Annex, 6751 Alexander Bell Drive, Columbia, MD 21046. NOTE: NO DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS OR SCHEMATICS ARE AVAILABLE FORM THIS AGENCY. It is anticipated that a non-competitive sole source solicitation will be issued for this item to: Gilman Corp., Gilman, CT, unless additional sources are located. All responsible and resposive sources are invited to express their interest and ABILITY to provide the above-described items, via fax in writing to C. J. Whitehead, no later than April 24, 2000. All responsive adn responsible sources may submit a quote, which will be considered by this agency. 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 form of lines 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. See Note 22. Posted 04/07/00 (D-SN442655). (0098)

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