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36 -- FABRICATION OF STEEL M1 WASH CART BASE ASSEMBLIES SOL 8101829 DUE 072997 POC Andrew Flach, Contracts Manager, 520-318-8537 WEB: General information about the Gemini Project, http://www.gemini.edu. E-MAIL: Contact Contracts Manager via email., aflach@gemini.edu. The Gemini Telescopes Project is seeking a qualified firm to fabricate and machine two steel M1 Wash Cart Base Assemblies for use in the two Gemini observatories. Each M1 Wash Cart Base Assembly will be comprised of a number of welded steel components, with some machined surfaces, and will weigh approximately 11 metric tons. Prices will be requested for both 304 stainless steel and A36 steel. The Gemini 8-m Telescopes Project is an international collaboration to build two 8-meter telescopes, one to be located on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the other to be located on Cerro Pachon in Chile. The Gemini project partners include the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Argentina, and Brazil. The Gemini project is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA) under contract to the National Science Foundation. Companies that are interested in receiving the Invitation for Bid for this procurement should send a letter of interest by 29 July, 1997, to the following address: Gemini 8-mTelescopes Project, 950 North Cherry Avenue, PO Box 26732, Tucson, Arizona 85726-6732, Attn: Contracts Manager, Invitation for Bid No. 8101829; Fax 520-318-8590. (0202)

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