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L -- TRAINING TO SUPPORT DEMINING SUPPORT SYSTEMS DUE 072397 POC Peggy Melanson (703)325-6096 The US Army CECOM Washington Operations Office intends to enter into a contract under the authority of Simplified Purchases Acquisition with Essex Corporation in McLean, Virginia to obtain training support, conduct systems check and setup of previously delivered Deminining Support System in Mozambique and New Zealand. The system was designed and built by Essex Corp and they are considered the only source with the qualified and expeirenced training personnel to accomplish this mission in support of Humanitarian Demining. See note 22. (0195)

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