SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Student Services, Research Triangle Park, NC
- Notice Date
- 5/10/2005
- 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-05-00275
- Response Due
- 5/25/2005
- Archive Date
- 6/25/2005
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact, Rebecca Clausen, Purchasing Agent, Phone (919) 541-3002
- E-Mail Address
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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 U2B669 (RFQ-RT-05-00275). The Neurotoxicology Division (NTD) of the National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL), Office of Research and Development (ORD) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking a pre-doctoral level student to provide services under a contractual agreement to assist in neurotoxicology studies. The student must be at least 18 years of age, and have completed a BA/BS degree in organic chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, environmental science, biology, toxicology, pharmacy, physiology, or neuroscience, and be pursuing a doctorate in one of these fields. An understanding of biochemical assays, cell culture technique and analytical chemistry, is desirable. The student contractor shall work with cell culture preparations exposed to various ultrafine and nanoparticles. Student will isolate and quantitate RNA's from various types of CNS cells in preparation for genomic analysis. Student will also perform assays using various fluorescent indicators of oxidative stress; microscopic evaluation using deconvolution software; graph data for publication/presentations; macro formulations for spreadsheets. The student contractor shall perform duties, as requested, according to specifications and instructions provided by the mentor. Where appropriate, the student contractorshall maintain careful and accurate records in designated laboratory notebooks. These notebooks and all other data produced under this order will be the property of the Environmental Protection Agency. Student contractors may have to undergo a background and fingerprint check. The contract period of performance will be for 12 months (starting on or about June 2005), with an option for an additional year. It is anticipated that the student shall work 20-35 hours per week during a Monday through Friday of each week, but the number of hours for the entire year shall not exceed 960 total. The duty location is the Neurotoxicology Division, NHEERL, 109 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Work will be performed under office and/or laboratory settings. Laboratory health and safety training will be provided by the EPA. The student contractor is responsible for all costs of transportation to and from the principal duty station location. EPA does not provide housing, meals or other living expenses while working at the principal duty station. The hourly rate of $26.05 is commensurate with the minimum (pre-doc) level of education and experience necessary for this position. The student contractor will be paid the basic hourly rate only for the number of hours worked. The student contractor does not accrue leave or holiday benefits and is not paid for any non-work days, regardless of the reason. Federal, State, and Social Security taxes will not be withheld; student contractors are responsible for reporting income to authorities and paying all taxes. Non-U.S. citizens may be eligible to participate, depending on their immigration status and the applicable regulations of the United States Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS), formerly known as the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). If you are not a U.S. citizen, you must provide a copy of your authorization to work in the United States. For this position, the EPA is not an employer, and will not represent itself as an employer, to USCIS. Any work authorization must be obtained independent of EPA. All 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 at the following EPA website address: http://www.epa.gov/oamrtpnc/q0500275/index.htm. These solicitation documents will be posted to that website 15 days after issuance of this pre-solicitation synopsis. Interested parties should go to the website to check the status of this procurement and to ascertain when and if any amendments have been issued. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (10-MAY-2005); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/EPA/OAM/CMD/RFQ-RT-05-00275/listing.html)
- Record
- SN00803970-F 20050512/050510212201 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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