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A -- FY97 ARL BAA AMENDED SYNOPSIS SOL DAAL01-97-R-ARL SOL DAAL01-97-R-ARL POC Christi Winkler, ARL BAA Coordinator, (301) 394-3385, cwinkler@arl.mil. FY97 ARL Broad Agency Announcement -- Amendment 8 -- This synopsis is an additional topic to the Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate. This amendment will be available on the ARL Home Page (http://w3.arl.mil/baa). Topic 2.45 -- Chemical and Biological Warfare Agent Detection -- The Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate is focusing on a new effort to explore available detection technology for sensing Chemical and Biological Agents. Application of the technology to arrive at a sensor device must have desirable properties for field operations. The detector must be highly specific in analyte identification, small in size for field portability, and stable for long periods of time under various environmental conditions. Our current interest include the development of biosensors through the use of biological recognition systems biocoupled to a signal transducing system. The biological systems may include enzyme-substrate interactions, antibody-antigen binding, receptor-ligand, and nucleotide hybridization reactions. The biocoupling matrix should be custom-designed to house the biological system employed and it should also have high fidelity in transferring the biological signals to a transducing device. The signal transducers of interest may include, but are not limited to. electrochemical, optoelectronic, or piezoelectronic, mechanisms. TPOC: Tommy K. Wong 301-721-3432 All responsible sources may submit a bid or proposal which will be considered by the Agency. No telephone requests will be honored. (0338)

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