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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, CO seeks a readily available and demonstrable plasma focused ion beam, scanning electron microscope, and femtosecond laser where all three beams have coincident alignment on the sample for cross-sectioning devices at the millimeter length scale, 3D volume imaging, FIB polishing, and nanoscale imaging with 3D EDS and 3D EBSD mapping, as well as related accessories. Technical questions must be submitted in writing no later than 1/27/2023.