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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks to all for your contractor suggestions, I have several good leads. They will all be directly notified of the upcoming opportunity in <a href="http://www.fbo.gov">www.fbo.gov</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Vince<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Vincent K. Luciani<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>NanoFab Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.cnst.nist.gov/">Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>National Institute of Standards and Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>100 Bureau Drive, MS 6201<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6200 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>+1-301-975-2886<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Minion Pro";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=397 height=76 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC9876.BB73E7C0" alt="Description: CNST Horztl Color logo"></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> David Zapotok [mailto:dzapotok@ccs.nrl.navy.mil] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 28, 2011 12:32 PM<br><b>To:</b> Luciani, Vincent<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [labnetwork] Clean room contractors<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hello Vincent,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I can recommend two good companies. One for gas lines if needed and the other for vacuum jacketed cryo lines. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>For gas lines, if needed the company is Applied Energy Systems. The President is Steve Buerkel (Steve Buerkel <a href="mailto:sbuerkel@appliedenergysystems.com">sbuerkel@appliedenergysystems.com</a>) . His team is very good and does exceptional work. If you would like to see what they did for us, you are more than welcome to stop by since we are in Washington DC. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.appliedenergysystems.com/">http://www.appliedenergysystems.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>For cryo lines we always use Cryo Associates. They are local and have installed our entire LN system including vacuum jacketed LN lines in the clean. They have always done nice work at a reasonable price. The President is Jeff Karpinski. ('Jeffrey Z. Karpinski' <a href="mailto:jeff@4cryo.com">jeff@4cryo.com</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.4cryo.com/">http://www.4cryo.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hope it helps<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dave<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>David Zapotok<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>U.S. Naval Research Laboratory<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Institute for Nanoscience<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Facilities Manager<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>4555 Overlook Ave S.W.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Washington DC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 20375<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>202.404.4960 - Phone<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>202.767.7201 - Fax<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu">labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu]">[mailto:labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Luciani, Vincent<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 28, 2011 8:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu">labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [labnetwork] Clean room contractors<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Good Morning All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>We are in the early stages of preparing a solicitation for a multiyear, multi-award, contract for construction and tool install services in and outside our clean room. The government competition, evaluation and award process can be very time consuming and has huge implications for our NanoFab. As we all know, it can be difficult to find people who know the best practices for our special needs. A common failure mode for us is lack of qualified bidders. Many companies do not monitor <a href="https://www.fbo.gov/">FedBizOps</a> (<a href="http://www.fbo.gov">www.fbo.gov</a>) on a regular basis. We are in the market research phase and I am seeking out qualified general contractors that I can contact to discuss this upcoming opportunity and put on the notification list. If you have any recommendations of companies that you have been pleased with would be interested in some work at the CNST NanoFab at the NIST, Gaithersburg, MD campus, please send me their name or pass my contact information on to them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Labnetwork has been a very valuable forum for me. Thanks folks. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Vince Luciani<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif"'>Vincent K. Luciani<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif"'>NanoFab Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.cnst.nist.gov/">Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif"'>National Institute of Standards and Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif"'>100 Bureau Drive, MS 6201<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif"'>Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6200 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif"'>+1-301-975-2886<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Minion Pro"'><img border=0 width=397 height=76 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC9876.BB73E7C0" alt="Description: CNST Horztl Color logo"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>