Department of the Army, Baltimore District, Corps of Engineer, 10 South Howard Street, Room 7000, Baltimore, MD 21201-1715

F -- TRI-SERVICE DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION OF THE PULSED OPTICAL ENERGY DECOATING (FLASHJET) PROCESS FOR MILITARY APPLICATIONS FOR THE U.S. ARMY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD SOL DACA31-98-R-0047 DUE 040498 POC Contact Douglas I. Wood (410)962-2035 Tri-Service Demonstration/Validation of the Pulsed Optical Energy Decoating (FLASHJET) Process for Military Application for the U.S. Army Environmental Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. This acquisition is being procured under FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source. The Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to negotiate with the Boeing Company, 5000 E. McDowell Road, Mesa, AZ 85205-9797 for technical and engineering services to demonstrate and validate the patented McDonell Douglas/Boeing FLASHJET [United States Patent #5,328,517 (1994); "Method and System for Removing a Coating from a Substrate using Radiant Energy and a Particla Stream"] coating removal technology on military equipment for the USAEC. The contractor will also provide the FLASHJET facility. See number Note 22 (except change 45 days to 30 days). (0069)

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