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B -- TRUCK TIRE CHARACTERIZATION POC Rose Watson, Contract Specialist, (202) 366-9557 Negotiations are being conducted with the Society of Automotive Engineers, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096- 0001, to conduct Phase 2 of this research project. Under Phase 1, SAE developed the information necessary to support formation of three standardized, repeatable, heavy duty truck tire test procedures for (1) free-rolling cornering, (2) straight line braking, and (3) combined cornering and braking. No Request for Proposal (RFP) is available. This is for information purposes only. NRD-01-5-07173. (0079)

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