Large Binocular Telescope

LBT Project Office/USA
Steward Observatory
The University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721-0065 USA
TELEPHONE: 1 520 626-5231
FAX: 1 520 626-9333

LBT Project Office/Italy
Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri
Largo Enrico Fermi, 5
50125 Firenze, ITALY
TELEPHONE: 39 055 2752291
FAX: 39 055 2752292

January 23, 2001

Addressee

Dear:

The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) Project Office, on behalf of the Large Binocular Telescope Corporation (LBTC), invites you to submit a proposal for Telescope Packing & Transportation for the LBT from Italy to Arizona. The attached Request for Proposals includes a description of the project, the technical documentation for the components to be transported, and the instructions on how to submit the Proposal. As a successful prequalifier, these documents also will be sent to you in paper form.

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.

Sincerely,

John M. Hill
Director, LBT Project

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