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A -- IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF IN SITU DATA AND TESTING RESPONSE AT THE NATIONAL GEOTECHNICAL EXPERIMENTATION SITES SOL DTFH61-98-Q-00043 DUE 031698 POC Donna McAleer, Contracting Officer, Federal Highway Administration, 202-366-4270 The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) plans to negotiate with The GeoCouncil to improve the quality of In Situ data and testing response at their National Geotechnical Experimentation Sites. They will evaluate the operational status of each of the primary sites and determine which improvements and/or operational services are needed. These improvements should provide a better defined subsurface profile and better trained site personnel which will enable FHWA researchers to perform difficult investigations of goetechnical design parameters at these sites. This is a Simplified Acquisition and the anticipated award date is on or about March 16, 1998. (0041)

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