SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Instructor for Fish ID Course (FIS2220)
- Notice Date
- 9/4/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- National Conservation Training Center-Division of Facility Operations U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service698 Conservation Way Shepherdstown WV 25443
- ZIP Code
- 25443
- Solicitation Number
- 973108Q059
- Response Due
- 9/14/2008
- Archive Date
- 9/4/2009
- Point of Contact
- Jerry Perry Purchasing Agent 3048767699 jerry_perry@fws.gov;<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) has a requirement for an instructor to teach a Fish Identification course at NCTC in Shepherdstown, WV. The purpose of this course is to develop participant fish identification skills and knowledge of regional frewshwater fish species. Participants will learn an overall system for identifying fish. Topics include collection labeling and preservation, sample processing, lab safety, waste preservation disposal alternatives, distribution maps, dichotomous keys, morphometric techniques (e.g., counting scales, rays and pores, extracting and counting pharyngeal teeth), and relevant qualitative anatomical characters. The 4.5 day classroom course is based on a stand-alone manual that contains protocols, taxa descriptions, figures, and keys (provided to participants). Class structure consists of presentations on safety, fish preservation and labeling, and general identification procedures follwed by identification of species within selected fish families. A three hour field trip to a local stream is included to provide specimens with live characteristics. Class will consist of 36 hours (4.5 days) of classroom and field instruction and follow the agenda found in Attachment I. The course shall be participant-centered, oriented to skills application, and interactive along with lecture sessions. The course objectives, also listed under the "General Description" sectionin the Statement of Work, shall be acheived by the course participant in each topic area. Class will consist of a maximum of 24 students and will take place the week of December 1-5, 2008 at the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Conservation Training Center698 Conservation WayShepherdstown, WV<br />
- Zip Code: 254434024<br />
- Zip Code: 254434024<br />
- Record
- SN01659393-W 20080906/080904221044-f6783a94e53dd1667dfb13a65da2116a (fbodaily.com)
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