The contract will be a firm-fixed-price type. The NAICS code is 334511. Closing date for receipt of offers is 12/31/02.

Only written responses will be accepted. Respond VIA E-MAIL TO ([email protected]) OR VIA FACSIMILE TO (405) 954-3030 MARKED TO THE ATTENTION OF CAROLYN ENGELKE, AMQ-310, REFERENCE DTFA-02-AC-02-R-18150.

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, has a program to assist small businesses, small businesses owned and controlled by a socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and women-owned concerns 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 further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169.