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A -- INVESTIGATION OF FIELD REGIMES IN MSE STRUCTURES SOL DTFH61-98-R-00043 DUE 012298 POC Mr. Alan Finfrock, Contract Specialist, (202)366-0125 The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) intends to negotiate a contract with Drexel University for a 12 month research study to determine the ground oxygen content of reinforced soil fills, the pH regime adjoining MBW block facing in MSE structures and quantify the deposition of transition metal iron to geosynthetic surfaces under flowing water. This action is being conducted pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. See Note 22. (0338)

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