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So far, the only requests we've received for expedited service are from companies. Internal folks just make their students work harder... 🙂 </div>
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<b>To:</b> Martin, Michael <michael.martin@louisville.edu>; Network Fab <labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu><br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">This is something to keep in mind if those customers are University PIs using Federal grants: How an expedited service rate (higher rate than the regular internal rate – lowest available rate) complies with the Fed requirement of Fed
grants receiving the lowest rate available at the center/core?</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Would a record of the PI requesting and accepting a higher rate exempt the center from a non-compliance finding in an audit?</p>
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<b>Subject:</b> [labnetwork] Fee for expedited service?</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hi gang, </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> We have recently had a couple of requests from customers to pay extra to receive expedited service on particular projects. Is this something your facility offers? If so, what does this look like? </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> And on a related note, does anyone have thoughts on adding short term labor to help with projects. We have considered extra pay for university staff outside the nano-fab (recognizing that it would be a conflict
of interest to pay our own staff for overtime work) and hiring students as hourly workers and/or consultants. Is there some other model that you've come up with? </span></p>
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<p class="x_elementtoproof"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black"> Michael Martin, Ph.D.</span></p>
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<p class="x_elementtoproof">Manager, <span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">
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