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Army Seeks Info on NII Equipment

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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

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The Army's Product Manager, Force Protection Systems, is seeking information on the state-of-the-art within the manufacturing industry and the availability of commercial-off- the-shelf Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) equipment. The focus is on an image-based capability to non-intrusively inspect steel-walled tankers, tractor trailers, towed vehicles, cargo containers, automobiles, pick-up trucks, buses, towed trailers, military vehicles, railcars and large pallets for the presence of concealed explosives, weapons, drugs, people and other contraband. Sol. No. W911QY08NIIE. Contact: Thomas Bouchard, RDECOM Acquisition Center-Natick, 508-233-4026.

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