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H -- USCG NINTH COAST GUARD DISTRICT: TESTING OF WEIGHT HANDLING SOL DTCG83-00-B-3WF235 POC Opal Arnold, Contracting Officer, Phone 216-902-6219, Fax 216-902-6277, Email oarnold@ceucleveland.uscg.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=DTCG83-00-B-3 WF235&LocID=256. E-MAIL: Opal Arnold, oarnold@ceucleveland.uscg.mil. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision required to inspect, test, submit written reports and retest repaired weight handling equipment in the geographical location of the United States Coast Guard Ninth District. Service will be performed at 35 different locations in Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana and New York. It is the Government's intent to issue a Requirements type contract that will be awarded for a basic year and one option year. The SIC Code is 8734. This solicitation can be downloaded from the USCG CEU web-site at http://www.uscg.mil/mlclant/ceucleveland on approximately June 26, 2000. If it does not appear on that day, please check back daily. (Other solicitations, amendments, bid opening results and miscellaneous acquisition documents are also available at the above web-site). This will be a set-aside for small business. The Bid Opening date will be approximately July 27, 2000. (Note: This acquisition was previously issued as a sealed bid on 12/21/1999. Due to non-receipt of responsive bids, it was cancelled.) ATTN: 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. Posted 05/24/00 (D-SN458246). (0145)

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