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35 -- HYDRAULIC MOTORS SOL Reference-Number-210B4500MG319 POC Sharon Johnson, Contract Specialist, Phone 410-762-6465, Fax 410-762-6056, Email sjohnson@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=R&ProjID=Reference-Number-210B4500MG319&LocID=493. E-MAIL: Sharon Johnson, sjohnson@elcbalt.uscg.mil. Potential sources sought. The Coast Guard is seeking qualified sources to consider in an award of a contract for Hydraulic Motors and associated parts. Various quantities. Delivery will be F.O.B. Destination, U.S. Coast Guard ELC, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD. It is the Government's belief that this item can only be obtained from MacGregor (USA), Inc. If there are other authorized distributors, you are required to provide authorized distributorship from MacGregor (USA), Inc. to the U.S. Coast Guard within 15 days of this announcement. However, other potential sources having the expertise and required capabilities can submit such data discussing the same in duplicate within 15 days from the date of this announcement. The following information must be provided to evaluate the acceptability of the offered MacGregor parts: (1) Complete and curent engineering data to demonstrate the acceptability of the offered MacGregor parts (i.e., salient physical, functional, and serviceability characteristics), or (2) Data that the offered MacGregor parts have been satisfactorily manufactured for the government or the original equipment manufacturer. All production drawings and specifications for the motors are proprietary data to MacGregor (USA), Inc. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small 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 information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the Contracting Officer listed above. This is not a Solicitation.No cost or pricing data is required. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. See Numbered Note 22.***** Posted 04/28/00 (D-SN449789). (0119)

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