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A -- HUMANITARIAN DEMINING SUPPORT SYSTEMS POC Gary Byram, Contract Specialist, 703-704-2960 William Schneck, Project Engineer, 703-704-2446. The US ARMY CECOM intends to modify Contract No. DAAB12-96-C-0012 with Essex Corporation, McLean, Virginia, to add seven additional Demining Support Systems. Award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements for humanitarian demining and terrain remediation. Other than full and open competition is justified in accordance with U.S.C. 253(d)(1)(B) and FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii). See Notes 22 and 26. (0193)

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