59 -- BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

NOTICE OF INTENT: The USCG Engineering Logistics Center intends to establish multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) with Tano Corporation. The agreements are required to support the Machinery Propulsion Control and Monitoring System (MPCMS) on all applicable Coast Guard Cutters and land based training units. Support will include but is not limited to, engineering support, remote technical support, technical representative visits, system calibration, periodic equipment training, developing system prototypes and system upgrades. The requirement will also include repair of electronics equipment and modules associated with the MPCMS as well as the procurement of replacement and spare parts in support of the system. All repairs and supplies shall be exclusively Tano material. Schematics, design measurements, component parameters, and process of manufacture are not available from the Government, as they are proprietary data of Tano Corporation. All deliverables shall be FOB destination. Questions concerning these acquisitions may be directed to Valerie Black or James McGuirk as listed herein. ATTENTION: 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. See Note 22*****.