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application in the Corps dredging program were contacted. Contacts were

made in several ways. Questionnaires were provided to a number of or-

ganizations including equipment vendors, universities, government agen-

cies, port Districts, research facilities, and the dredging industry. The

questionnaire's primary purpose was to define and direct the innovative

technology discovery. Other contacts were made by telephone or personal

visit. Every effort was made to interact with representatives of organiza-

tions that were thought to have an innovative offering, and functional evi-

dence of a proven technology was looked for. In addition, intuition and

personal judgment based on experience were used along with direction

from the Corps and other expertise. Data were continually updated

throughout this information-gathering phase.

Chapter 3

Procedure