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Homeland Security

Navy EOD Tech Division Issues BAA for IED/UXO Detection, Location

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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

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The Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division has issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeking white papers and proposals for exploratory development of technologies to detect, locate access, diagnose, identify, render safe, neutralize, and dispose of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnance (UXO). The specific areas of interest include: IED detection and location with emphasis on explosives detection, electronics component detection, casing or fragment detection and long-range camera detection; IED diagnose and identification; IED render save and neutralization; IED…

Budget

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Congress

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Budget

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Congress

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