SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Research Associate Program Assistance
- Notice Date
- 1/28/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Administrative Support Center, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510
- ZIP Code
- 23510
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-EASC-05-1010
- Response Due
- 2/4/2005
- Archive Date
- 2/19/2005
- Description
- In order to determine the most beneficial approach for acquisition of research associates and relates services as described below, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) is conducting market research to determine all available industry resources. This synopsis is issued solely for market research and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this request will not be returned. Responses to this notice are not to be considered as offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this request. Interested firms with capability to provide the services are invited to provide a written response no later than February 4, 2005. The response shall be submitted electronically in Microsoft Office or Adobe Acrobat format to teresa.l.watson@noaa.gov and in paper form to Teresa Watson, Contract Specialist, NOAA, Eastern Administrative Support Center, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Suite 815, Nofolk, VA 23510-1811. The response shall include: 1. A description of your firm including the business address, type of business, and points of contact; 2) a description of your capability and capacity to perform the work described herein; 3) specific examples of relevant experience and past performance information to include customer names and points of contact. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) has a requirement to provide support for NOAA?s Resident Research Associateship Program. The program administration includes identifying research associates in the fields of Meteorology, Climate and Air Quality, Earth Science, Hydrology, Oceanography, Limnology, Space Sciences, Fisheries and Marine Mammals, Toxicology and Molecular Biology, processing applications, and establishing or renewing sub-agreements for up to 52 research associates. The Contractor shall manage a recruitment, selection, and stipend distribution process that attracts domestic and foreign post-doctoral and senior research scientists of the highest caliber to conduct research in NOAA laboratories on science topics of interest to NOAA. This involves managing a process that shall: work closely with respected, degree-granting engineering and science institutions and organizations to provide high visibility for the research opportunities through advertising in many scientific journals and at key scientific conferences; publish in hardcopy and on the web a compilation of research opportunities that is updated frequently; conduct scientific review of NOAA research scientists nominated as Research Advisers to the Research Associates and of NOAA sponsoring facilities; assemble highly experienced review panels of pre-eminent scientists to assess and rank research proposals by prospective Associates based on their scientific merit; effectively communicate with applicants, Awardees, Research Advisers, and the NOAA Program Representative; demonstrate strong efforts to attract minority candidates to the program; keep the NOAA Contract Office adequately informed through the NOAA Program Representative on distribution of funds, applicant status, Advisers status, and Associates status; have stipend levels determined and approved by the NOAA Program Representative; provide standardized forms for all the processes involved in administering the program, e.g., for applications, reviews, recommendations, progress evaluations of associates, adviser nominations, sponsoring lab exit interviews; provide necessary guidance to foreign nationals for visa acquisition.
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Marine Fisiheries Service, 28 Tazwell Drive, Narraganzet, RI
- Zip Code: 02382
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 02382
- Record
- SN00741945-W 20050130/050128211812 (fbodaily.com)
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