SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Student Services
- Notice Date
- 8/16/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Ord Service Center/Nerl, Rtp Procurement Operations Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
- ZIP Code
- 27711
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-RT-04-00430
- Response Due
- 8/31/2004
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2004
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact, Rebecca Clausen, Purchasing Agent, Phone (919) 541-3002
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(clausen.rebecca@epa.gov)
- 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 UKE051 (RFQ-RT-04-00430). The Ecosystems Research Division (ERD), Athens, GA, of the National Exposure Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is seeking a student or recent graduate with a minimum of two years undergraduate education in Environmental Engineering/Science or a related discipline (e.g., Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, etc.) to provide services under a contractual agreement in support of a research project focusing on development of computing methodss for environmental model evaluation. The preferred student will possess skills/experience in PC-based computing for Windows operating systems, software development and testing, and will have a working knowledge of C++, Java, FORTRAN, and Visual Basic programming languages. In support of its mission, the Regulatory Support Branch, RSB, is currently evaluating and developing innovative methods and associated software tools for conducting uncertainty analysis, sensitivity analysis, and parameter estimation for simple and complex environmental models. For additional information regarding ERD, visit its home page at http://www.epa.gov/athens/. The student contractor will assist the mentor in performing tasks involved with upgrading existing state-of-the-science software methodologies in uncertainty and sensitivity analyses, parameter estimation, and parallel/grid computing. Tasks to be performed include, but are not limited to: (1) investigating PC-based parallel computing approaches; (2) expanding ERD's Supercomuter for Model Uncertainty and Sensitivity Evaluation (SuperMUSE); (3) assisting in the maintenance of SuperMUSE hardware and software; (4) evaluating algorithms in the context of performing single-medium and multimedia fate and transport modeling, coupled with model-based exposure and risk assessments addressing ecological and human health concerns; and (5) conducting simulation experiments. All necessary instructions and training, including training in the use of related SuperMUSE software and hardware tools, will be provided by Dr. Justin Babendreier who will also serve as the student mentor. Work is to begin in mid to late September, 2004. The initial contract will be for one year, with the option of an additional year. All technical questions are to be forwarded via email to the Contract Specialist at the following e-mail address: clausen.rebecca@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. These solicitation documents will be posted to that website August 31, 2004. Interested parties should go to the website and click on the link entitled "Student Services UKE051, RFQ-RT-04-00430" to check the status of this procurement and to ascertain when and if any amendments have been issued.
- Record
- SN00644849-W 20040818/040816212528 (fbodaily.com)
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