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66 -- DIRECT TENSION TEST SYSTEM FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASPHALT BINDER TESTING SOL W81EWF-6169-8375 POC Contract Specialist WALTER T. JAMES (601)634-3171 (Site Code DACW39) The Waterways Experiment Station proposes to award a contract to Instron Corporation under authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) to furnish and deliver a Direct Tension Testing System no later than September 15, 1996. The system must meet the requirements to be forthcoming from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and be capable of performing the direct tension specification test established by the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP). The latest design of these instruments utilizes a horizontal testing arrangement and a liquid bath for temperature control rather than a vertical testing arrangement with a gas-cooled chamber as employed in previous devices. Instron Corporation is the manufacturer of the prototype testing equipment being utilized by the FHWA to establish specifications for this new generation of direct tension testing devices and are, at this time, the only known manufacturer/supplier. Synopsis published for information purposes only. Solicitation documents are not available. Any inquiries should be made within fifteen (15) days of the date of publication of this notice. See numbered Note 22. (0194)

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