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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 11,1997 PSA#1906PRC Enviromental Management Inc., 1593 Springhill Road, Vienna, VA
22182 A -- RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT -- DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF
TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE DISCRIMINATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF BURIED
UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE SOL S0075-97-UXO-CSJPG4 DUE 081897 POC Technical
Contact, Carol Richardson, 414/821-5894/Contracting Officer, Evelyn
Fadul, 703/287-8814 E-MAIL: Solicitation No. S0075-97-UXO-CSJPG4,
richarc@ttemi.com. The U.S. Army Environmental Center (USAEC) has
established a comprehensive program to demonstrate and evaluate
technologies for characterizing and remediating active and formerly
used defense sites at which buried unexploded ordnance (UXO) is
located. The USAEC has completed Phases I, II, and III Controlled Site
Advanced Technology Demonstrations at Jefferson Proving Ground (JPG),
Indiana, and a series of Live Site Advanced Technology Demonstrations
throughout the United States (USAEC Technical Reports:
SFIM-AEC-ET-CR-94120, SFIM-AEC-ET-CR-96170, SFIM-AEC-ET-CR-96171, and
SFIM-AEC-ET-CR-97011). The results of the technology demonstrations and
additional investigations by the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency (UXO Forum 1997) have shown that state-of-the-art technologies
for the detection of UXO, such as magnetometer and active
electromagnetic induction systems, have high false alarm rates. Under
Phase IV, USAEC seeks a discrimination capability that can be used to
reduce the number of unnecessary excavations at remediation sites due
to false alarms. The purpose of this synopsis is to seek potential
sources that can participate in the development and application of
technologies for the discrimination and classification of buried UXO
under Phase IV. Discrimination capability applies to technologies or
techniques that can be used to determine if an anomaly, previously
detected and localized by passive or active magnetometry, or by some
other method, is UXO or non-UXO. The USAEC will provide funds of up to
$150,000 for the development of discrimination technologies and the
application of the technology through a demonstration at JPG. The
period of performance for both development and application will not
exceed twelve (12) months. The demonstration of capabilities will take
place at the 16-hectare (40-acre) test area at JPG in 1998. At the
conclusion of the project, participants will make their findings
available to the government for use in advancing the development of
discrimination techniques. To assist in development efforts, the
government will provide participants access to a 32-hectare (80-acre)
test area at JPG. During the development period, the 32-hectare test
area will be accessible for two separate field efforts; the term of
each effort will not exceed two (2) weeks. The government will provide
site and target information related to ordnance and non-ordnance
emplaced at the 32-hectare test area. There will be no requirement to
use the discrimination technology to conduct a general search of the
area. However, discrimination technologies shall have the capability to
locate unmarked targets for "interrogation." The government will
evaluate (1) the capability to differentiate UXO from non-UXO and (2)
the production rate of the discrimination technology. All parties
interested in participating in the development and application of
technologies for the discrimination and classification of buried UXO
must (1) submit a letter of interest and (2) request a proposal
submission information package. Both the letter of interest and the
request for proposal information must be received by 5:00 PM, central
standard time, Monday, August 18, 1997, at PRC Environmental
Management, Inc., (Attn: Carol Richardson), 330 South Executive Drive,
Suite 203, Brookfield, WI 53005; Technical Contact: Telephone (414)
821-5894; FAX (414) 821-5946, E-MAIL -- richarc@ttemi.com. Contracts:
Telephone (703) 287-8814; FAX (703) 287-8910; E-MAIL --
fadule@ttemi.com. (0218) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0012 19970811\A-0012.SOL)
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