Officer In Charge, Navfac Cntracts, Code 495, Building H-29, P.O. Box 2032, Portmsouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH 03801-2032

W -- LEASE WITH OPTION TO PURCHASE ONE ROUGH TERRAIN SWING CAB CRANE FOR THE NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER DETACHMENT, BOSTON, MA SOL N62472-98-R-6548 DUE 081098 POC The Contracts Office at (207) 438-4600 E-MAIL: The e-mail address of the Contracting Officer, LZCUMMINGS@EFDNORTH.NAVFAC.NAVY.MIL. The Government requires the lease, with option to purchase, of one 90-ton capacity diesel powered, hydraulic rough terrain swing cab crane equipped with a four-section telescopic boom. The crane must be able to pass a condition inspection and load test or furnish other appropriate proof tests outlined in NAVFAC Regulation P-307. The lease period is one year with an option for up to an additional 4 years. The solicitation will include the option to purchase the crane at the end of the last option period. The requirement includes furnishing maintenance and repair during the required one year warranty period. The crane must be delivered to the Naval Historical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, within 16 weeks of award of the contract. Award is estimated on/about 1 November 1998, however, the solicitation includes a 120 day bid acceptance period. The crane shall be fully operational within 14 days of delivery to Boston, MA. All costs for shipment, delivery, and setup are to be included in the lease price. TheBidders are to furnish exchange credit for one 1967 P&H lattice boom truck mounted crane currently at the job site in Boston, MA. The SIC code for this procurement is 7353 with a size standard of $5,000,000. The period of performance is one calendar year with options up to an additional four years. Bidders/Offerors interested in obtaining plans and specifications for this project must submit their request along with a Bank draft, Cashier's check or Money Order in the amount of $18.83 to: Defense Automated Printing Service, Building 20, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000. Each check must be made payable to the U.S. Treasury and annotated with the solicitation number of N62472-98-R-6548. One set of plans and specifications will be sent via First Class U.S. Mail, upon availability, to those Contractors who have tendered payment. If a contract number is not annotated as required or your check is not made payable to the U.S. Treasury, your check will be returned unprocessed. NO BUSINESS CHECKS, PERSONAL CHECKS, OR CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED AS PAYMENT. NO PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS WILL BE ISSUED UNTIL PROPER PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE. If you would like information on the mailing of the solicitation package via expedited courier service, please contact: Defense Printing Service at (207) 438-1605 or 1606. For technical questions concerning the subject notice, please contact the Contracts Office at (207) 438-4600. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN THE CONTRACTS OFFICE. (0174)

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