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New Mexico Universities Join Team Competing For Sandia Role

Two more New Mexico universities are part of the competition for the next contract to run Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque.

The Albuquerque Journal reports that New Mexico State and New Mexico Tech are joining a team that also includes Indiana's Purdue University and Lockheed Martin, the aerospace giant that is Sandia's current operator.

The University of New Mexico is part of a team that includes Boeing Co. and at least two Texas universities.

The lab has a $2.9 billion annual budget and 10,500 employees.

Nearly 20 entities expressed interest in managing Sandia but it's not known how many actually submitted bids.

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