SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- STUDENT LABORATORY SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 3/4/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, LAS VEGAS, 944 EAST HARMON AVENUE, LAS VEGAS, NV, 89119
- ZIP Code
- 89119
- Solicitation Number
- EP-05-V-100044
- Response Due
- 4/5/2005
- Archive Date
- 4/20/2005
- 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 EP-05-V-100044. The Characterization and Monitoring Branch [CMB] of the Environmental Sciences Division [ESD], National Environmental Research Laboratory [NERL], Office of Research and Development (ORD) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking a college student to provide services under a contractual agreement to focus on the measurement and evaluation of contaminants in various media, with current emphasis on soils, sediments, and ground water. CMB supports the EPA?s mission by providing research, development, and expertise across a wide range of disciplines that contribute to cost effective environmental data acquisition and interpretation required to address environmental issues. NERL provides scientific understanding, information and assessment tools to reduce and quantify the uncertainty in the Agency's exposure and risk assessments for all environmental stressors. ORD develops methods and techniques to reduce exposure to pollution and prevent its creation. ORD prepares health and ecological risk assessments and makes recommendations for sound risk management strategies in order to ensure the highest-risk pollution problems receive optimum remediation. The student contractor will provide technical laboratory support for research projects characterizing the effects of different remediation methods/techniques to chlorinated solvents. The student contractor must be enrolled in, or recently completed a BS or BA program majoring in biology, chemistry, environmental science, or a related field at an accredited college/university. The student must be familiar with basic laboratory health and safety. This work is to begin approximately April 2005 and end approximately April 2006. It is anticipated that the student contractor will/may work up to 20 hours per week. The majority of the work will be Monday through Friday between the hours of 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The duty location is 944 East Harmon Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada. Work will be primarily performed in a laboratory but some field work may be required. The hourly rate is $14.20 per hour for a student or recent graduate who has completed a BA/BS. Student contractors will be paid the basic hourly rate only for the number of hours worked and do not receive overtime premium for any hours worked beyond the 40-hour week. Student contractors do not accrue leave or holiday benefits and are not paid for any non-work days, regardless of the reason. Federal, State, Local, and Social Security taxes will not be withheld; student contractors are responsible for reporting income to authorities and paying all taxes. All questions are to be forwarded via email to the Contract Specialist at the following e-mail address: odonnell.cheryl@epa.gov. Interested parties should respond by email requesting a copy of the solicitation. Proposals are due by April 5, 2005.
- Place of Performance
- Address: U S EPA, 944 EAST HARMON AVENUE, LAS VEGAS NEVADA
- Zip Code: 89119
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 89119
- Record
- SN00763239-W 20050306/050304212526 (fbodaily.com)
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