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Permalink Reply by Phil_0 on May 9, 2012 at 12:03pm

They should have just used Hobbs...

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Permalink Reply by Mr. Potato Head on May 9, 2012 at 4:46pm

Very interesting.

From other pages on their site, looks like they are positioning themselves as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC).  FFRDC is a government contracting strategy that is way looser than regular contracting.  Probably positioning themselves as a competitor to Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, another FFRDC that has been hugely successful, but in the opinion of some may have become a little fat and sluggish lately.

I suspect its not a coincidence that they will be located in Lea County near URENCO, the new Uranium Enrichment plant.

Wonder if they will be a competitor for Sandia Labs business?  Wonder where their funding is coming from?

Certainly bears watching.

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Permalink Reply by hettie on May 9, 2012 at 11:09pm

sounds like you know a lot more about this than your average spud! keep us updated if you hear anything else...

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Permalink Reply by Camian on May 10, 2012 at 8:28am

Yes, everyone keep us informed as you know more!  Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Matt on May 10, 2012 at 9:17am

I am too very curious about the funding.  Has any of it actually been committed/budgeted?  What has Lea County been led to believe about this?  How much did this outfit have to pay for the land (15 sq mi)?

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Permalink Reply by JMG on May 14, 2012 at 2:55pm

Seems like such an outfit would require a big, steady supply of water.  It also seems like expansion of facilities and missions at Sandia Labs would make more sense for NM than creating something new that is this big.

 

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