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A -- WIND-INDUCED VIBRATION OF STAY CABLES SOL DTFH61-98-R-00053 DUE 042498 POC Stacey Diamond, Contract Specialist, HAM-30A, (202) 366-0730 The objectives of this contract are to: (1)establish the state of knowledge regarding wind-induced vibration of stay cables on long-span bridges; (2) to synthesize all information available on known problems with in-service bridges and effectiveness of countermeasures; and (3)to develop guidelines for wind-resistent design of new cable systems and procedures for implementation of countermeasures to stabilize in-service cables. -- NOTE: Submit written requests for copies of the solicitation to the address indicated above and include two (2) self-addressed gummed labels. No telephone, fax or e-mail requests will be accepted. All RFP's will be mailed in 3 1/2" diskette, WordPerfect 6.1 format, to offerors who send in written requests. Amendments, if any, will be mailed either in hardcopy or diskette format. The RFP and its forms/attachments are also available for downloading on our Webpage at HTTP://WWW.FHWA.DOT.GOV/AAA/HAMHOME.HTM. If you download copies of solicitations from our Webpage you will NOTautomatically receive any amendments to those solicitations unless you have also sent in the written request. It is your responsibility to check back frequently to see if FHWA has issued any amendments to solicitations you have downloaded. All amendments will be posted on, and may be downloaded from, our Webpage. (0043)

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