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J -- CALIBRATION OF ELECTRONIC TEST EQUIPMENT SOL DTCG89-00-R-65M126 DUE 080700 POC LaTanya C. Evans, Contract Specialist, (510) 437-3691 The contractor shall provide all labor, material, and equipment required to perform calibration and repair of electronic testing and measuring instruments for various Coast Guard Stations and Ships located in the State of Hawaii in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. The period of performance will be 01 October 2000 through 30 September 2001, with four, one year options. The request for proposal will be issued on or about July 7, 2000 with a 30-day response time. This procurement is totally set-aside for small businesses. In order to obtain a copy of this solicitation it must be in writing. Please fax all requests to the attention of LaTanya C. Evans, Contract Specialist at (510) 437-3014. For informational purposes: 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 rates to provide accounts receiving financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and application forms concerning STLP, call the OSDBU at (800)532-1169. The applicable codes are: SIC Code 7629 with Size Standards of $5.0 million and NAICS Code: 811219 with Size Standards of $5.0 million. See Numbered Note 1.***** Posted 06/23/00 (W-SN468060). (0175)

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