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Q -- PROVIDE FOUR (4) DENTAL ASSISTANTS AT THE U.S. COAST GUARD TRAINING CENTER, CAPE MAY, NJ SOL DTCG84-98-R-3KB01S DUE 031398 POC Please Maria Otero, Contract Specialist at (757) 628-4117/Marie A. Gilliam, Contracting Officer at (757) 628-4109 Provide Dental Assistant Services to all eligible beneficiaries at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center, Cape May, New Jersey Clinic. The Dental Assistant shall perform a full range of dental assistant procedures in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) and all terms and conditions. The performance period shall begin on or about May 1, 1998 through September 30, 1998 with four (4) option periods, if exercised by the Government. The services shall be perform Monday through Friday between the hours of 6:30 and 4:30, 40 hours per week. The applicable SIC Code is 8099 and the size standard is $5 million average annual receipts for the previous three fiscal years. This solicitation will be issued on or about February 13, 1998. Requests for solicitations must be made in writing; telephone requests will not be honored. Facsimile requests may be transmitted to (757) 628-4134/4135; Attn: Maria Otero; however the MLCLANT assumes no responsibility for the receipt of facsimile transmissions. "This notice is for informational purposes for minority, owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire a short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT-Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interests rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For further information and applicable forms concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. "Any correspondence concerning the acquisition shall reference Request for Proposal (RFP) Number DTCG84-98-R-3KB01S. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by this agency. (See Number Note 1) (0030)

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