Other Procurement, BA 4 - U.S. Navy

APPROPRIATIONOTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVYBUDGET ITEM JUSTIFICATION SHEETDATEFEBRUARY 2005BUDGET ACTIVITYLINE ITEM P-1 ITEM NOMENCLATURESUBHEAD5: CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 602400 CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT K5XHCRANES (WEIGHT HANDLING EQUIPMENT) - truck or wheel-mounted cranes, straddle lifts, and crawler cranes. Truck mounted cranes have either lattice or hydraulicbooms and range in size from 25 to 150 tons. Wheel-mounted cranes have hydraulic booms and range in size from 8 to 90 tons. Crawler cranes are used primarily for dragline and clam shell operations on terrain inaccessible with truck or wheel-mounted cranes. Amphibious Construction Battalions (PHIBCBs) use wheel-mounted hydrauliccranes and crawler cranes in over-the-beach operations and on elevated causeways (ELCAS). Shore activities use cranes of various sizes and configurations (from 15 to150 tons) to load/unload ships with aircraft, supplies, ammunition, and other heavy materials and for a variety of other industrial and maintenance functions.The amended budget submission is in support of Special Operation Forces and funds 4 kits to comply with JPG guidance. The enhancement funds prepositioning shortfallsincluding operational stocks, aircraft support equipment, force structure and bare base support for early entry SOF in austere locations.The requested FY 2006 funds provide replacement of 289 units and will result in a projected inventory where 2,416 or 54.9% will be within economic replacement criteria.The requested FY 2007 funds provide replacement of 230 units and will result in a projected inventory where 2,451 or 55.7% will be within economic replacement criteria.Funding allocated for the procurement of reserve equipment is displayed on the P-5R. Delivery schedules displayed on the P-5A are representative of the delivery schedulesfor reserve equipment.DD Form 2454, (7-88) P-1 ITEM NO. PAGE NO.EXHIBIT P-40123 2