Commander, U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, ATTN: CEWES-CT-C, 3909 Halls Ferry Rd., Vicksburg, MS 39180- 6199

66 -- INSTRUMENT AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT POC Randy Brown, 601-634-4119 Notice of Intent to negotiate a Sole Source Contract with Ivy, Inc. for a Geatek Multi-Sensor Core Logger to provide high- resolution geophysical measurements of sediment samples. The core logger must be able to obtain all geophysical measurements rapidly and accurately on sediment cores while still in their liners, i.e., sediments are not to be removed from core liners. A microprocessor controlled non magnetic core conveyor system, capable of handling core sizes up to 1.5 m long and 130 mm in diameter at variable speeds up to 3m/min is required. The system must be capable of both automatic and manual control. Required positional accuracy of sediment samples is +0.5 mm in spatial increments between 5 and 20 mm. The system must be upgradeable to operate on either unsplit or split core sections. The core logger must be of a size, ruggedness, and portability for use in either the laboratory or aboard ship. Recommended dimensions and weights should be about 135 kg boxed. The system must fit a space of 5m x 1m x 1m. All of the appropriate instrumentation, including electronic hardware and software, for controlling the logger, acquiring the necessary data, and performing the data processing (see a, b, and c) is required. If no other sources are found, the Government intends to award a contract to Ivy, Inc., Silver Spring, MD, the only known source able to provide this equipment. Authority for award is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1). See Numbered Note 22. (0034)

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