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A -- BALANCED BRIDGE HAND HELD MINE DETECTOR DUE 121195 POC Contact Point, Cindy Cherry, (703)704-2964, Contracting Officer, Ana Kimberly, (703)704-2193 NON-METALLIC MINE DETECTORS. Communication-Electronics Command (CECOM), Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD), Countermine System Division intends to negotiate a sole source contract with GDE Systems, Inc. for three additional hand-held metallic/non-metallic mine detectors that were developed and tested at the Close-In Man Portable Mine Detector (CIMMD) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) during mid-1995. Specifically, the three additional hand-held mine detectors employ the Balanced Bridge detection scheme. Concentrically located Electromagnetic Induction (EMI) and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) sensors make up the Balanced Bridge Mine Detector system. GDE System's mine discrimination signal processes the received EMI and GPR data, and an audible and visual announcement of possible mine location is given. The total weight of the Balanced Bridge hand-held metallic/non-metallic mine detector is 15 pounds. GDE Systems, Inc. is the only known firm who is capable of meeting the detection system's specifications described above. This synopsis is for information purposes only. See Note 22. (0313)

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