Large Binocular Telescope Observatory

Large Binocular Telescope Observatory
The University of Arizona
933 N Cherry Avenue
Tucson, AZ   85721-0065 USA
TELEPHONE: +1 520 626-5231
FAX: +1 520 626-9333
May 1, 2007 doc: cover.htm

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Dear:

The Large Binocular Telescope Observatory (LBTO) on behalf of the Large Binocular Telescope Corporation (LBTC) invites you to submit a proposal for the procurement or fabrication of a laser-cutting Mask Manufacturing Unit (MMU) that will be used to cut apertures in thin metal masks for two pairs of spectrographs being built for the LBTO. Attached you will find the technical documentation for the machine and its capabilities, a description of the masks that are to be cut, and the instructions on how to submit the Proposal.

Request for Proposal documents, technical specifications and drawings may also be found on the world wide web at URL: http://abell.as.arizona.edu/~hill/rfp

We appreciate your interest in the project and look forward to hearing from you. Additional information on the LBT Project can be found on the web at: http://lbto.org

Sincerely,


David Thompson (Technical Contact)
Instrument Support Astronomer, LBTO

for
Richard F. Green
Director, LBTO

enclosures:

The University of Arizona
The Ohio State University
Research Corporation
Germany
Italy