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99 -- PROVIDE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WITH THE LEASING OF FIVE(5) FULL SIZE SEDAN VEHICLES SOL DE-RQ01-00AD97002 DUE 022300 POC Annette C. Brown, Contract Specialist, (202) 426-0093 Provide the U.S. Department of Energy with the leasing of five (5) new full size sedan vehicles. Two of the vehicles will utilize unleaded regular gas and three vehicles will utilize compressed natural gas engine. The contract will be for a total of 24 months, consisting of one 12 month base period and one 12 month option period. The contractor will include registration, inspection, tags, license fee, full maintenance service and insurance. The SIC code for this acquisition is 7515. This solicitation is unrestricted and is open for both small and large business concerns. It is estimated that the solicitation will be available on January 24, 2000. However, interested firms should check the Internet at the address below to obtain the actual release date. Copies of the solicitation and amendments without attachments will be available by downloading from the Internet from the "Industry Interactive Procurement System" (IIPS) home page located at address: http://doe-iips.pr.doe.gov/. There will be no hard (paper) copies of the solicitation made available. Firms will have to register in the IIPS system in order to download the solicitation. It is the responsibility of prospective bidders, after receipt of solicitation, to notify the Contract Specialist of their intent to bid. ***** Posted 01/12/00 (W-SN415569). (0012)

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