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[John Parsons <parsons AT nevis.columbia.edu>]

OK, got it.

On 12/13/19 11:48 AM, Michael Tuts wrote:
> No, Mark already did that in an initial answer to his bosses so that is 
> implied -- here he wanted some specific examples of what would be impacted, 
> so purchases like this make that point. He is basically looking for some 
> ammunition to tell the committee that it is a dumb idea to delay funding by 
> three months (even if the HL-LHC start is delayed by a year) because we are 
> ready to go once funding is released - some are in fact 4/1/20 orders being 
> placed on the day the funding is released. Just further ammunition for him.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Parsons <parsons AT nevis.columbia.edu>
> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2019 11:42 AM
> To: Michael Tuts <tuts AT pmtuts.net>; usatlas-hllhc-management-l AT lists.bnl.gov; 
> usatlas-hllhc-l2deputymgmt-nsf-l AT lists.bnl.gov
> Subject: Re: [Usatlas-hllhc-l2deputymgmt-nsf-l] Draft answer to the next NSF 
> request on impact of 3-month delay
>
>
> Shouldn't you include also the manpower for those 3 months, which is being used 
> largely to prepare for those M&S purchases?  If we are not allowed to have 
> our people working on the MREFC tasks during those 3 months, we need other funds 
> to pay them for that time, just like we argued with the 12-month delay.
>
>                 John
>
> On 12/13/19 11:30 AM, Michael Tuts wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > There was another request for immediate input on some specific impacts
> > of a three-month delay arising from moving the NSB HL-LHC presentation
> > from February to May 2020. That means a 3-month delay in the start of
> > the MREFC (from 4/1/20 to 7/1/20). I culled through the FDR detailed
> > schedules to find all the material tasks during that three month
> > period, to provide Mark with specific examples he requested. The
> > attached file is that description (totals about $1M in material
> > purchases during that period). Let me know if you have any 
> > comments/corrections, but be quick.
> > Mark wants this by 12pm eastern (in thirty minutes from when I write this).
> >
> > Thanks, Mike
> >
> >
> >
> >
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