SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Student Services, Narragansett, RI, RFQ-RT-06-00031
- Notice Date
- 11/23/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Rtp Procurement Operations Division, 109 T W Alexander Drive, Rtp, NC 27711
- ZIP Code
- 27711
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-RT-06-00031
- Response Due
- 12/22/2005
- Archive Date
- 1/22/2006
- Description
- NAICS Code: 541710 THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS FOR STUDENT LABORATORY SERVICES TO BE HIRED ON A CONTRACT BASIS BY THE US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. The solicitation number is ORDPS/XPS538 (RFQ-RT-06-00031). The Agency has a requirement for a student contractor to work within a multi-disciplinary research team and provide technical laboratory support for research projects that characterize the effects of environmental stressors on aquatic populations. The projects for which the student contractor is needed involves collecting and maintaining adult fish and invertebrates for breeding studies and toxicity testing, and associated maintenance duties. In addition, the position will include assisting scientists in designing, implementing and maintaining records for laboratory experiments; participating in (computerized) data entry, organization and analysis, and report generation; searching, retrieving and organizing relevant scientific literature, and contributing to the development of scientific manuscripts. The student contractor must have completed an undergraduate degree in biology, ecology, toxicology, natural resources or environmental sciences within the past year, or be a graduate student in a relevant area of study at an accredited college/university. The student must be familiar with basic laboratory health and safety. The student will be given additional safety training at the Atlantic Ecology Division. This work is to begin approximately early January 2006 and will last 12 months with one additional 12-month option period. The total period of performance shall not exceed 24 months. It is anticipated the student contractor may work up to 40 hours per week. The principal duty station location is the EPA,27 Tarzwell Drive, Narragansett, RI 02882. Work will be performed primarily in an office setting. The contract for 12 months will represent an estimate of 2080 hours of effort. All questions are to be forwarded via email to the Contract Specialist at the following e-mail address: harris.robin@epa.gov. Interested parties should review all material relevant to the requirement by looking under Request for Quotation section of the EPA's website at the following address: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd and click on the link entitled "Student Services, Narragansett, RI RFQ-RT-06-00031" to check the status of this procurement and to ascertain when and if any amendments have been issued. These solicitation documents will be posted to that website 15 days after issuance of this pre-solicitation synopsis.
- Record
- SN00937301-W 20051125/051123212345 (fbodaily.com)
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