William J. Hughes Technical Center, Contracts Branch, ACT-51, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405

A -- SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO THERMEDICS DETECTION, INC. FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXPLOSIVE DETECTION SYSTEM SOL DTFA03-96-R-00045 DUE 090596 POC Frank Kosker, Contracting Officer, ACT-51, 609-485-6911 William Curby, Scientist, AAR-520, 609-485-5626. The Federal Aviation Administration, William J. Hughes Technical Center, intends on entering into a sole source contract with Thermedics Detection, Inc. for further development of the EGIS Explosive Detection System. This follow on contract will require the contractor to make the system smaller, lighter, and easily portable. The solicitation no. for this acquisition is DTFA03-96-R-00045. Any questions regarding this acquisition may be directed to the Contracting Officer, Frank Kosker, at 609-485-6911. (0241)

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