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A -- A -- ESTABLISH A LINK BETWEEN TRUCK TIRE FORCE OUTPUT AND PA VEMENT RESPONSE. SOL DTFH61-95-Q-00126 DUE 082395 POC Donna McAleer, Contracting Officer, 202-366-4270, HAM-40G. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) plans to negotiate a fixed-price Purchase Order with Dr. Moustafa El-Gindy with the Naitonal Research Council of Canada to improve and develop truck pavement interaction models by using neural network system or other state-of-the-art technologies in connection with the FHWA and National Research Council Canada current research programs. This is a Small Purchase/Simplified Acquisition. The FHWA's new simplified acquisition threshold is $50,000. (0215)

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