MODIFICATION
R -- Student Services, Duluth, MN
- Notice Date
- 8/8/2005
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Ord Service Center/Nheerl, Rtp Procurement Operations Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
- ZIP Code
- 27711
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-RT-05-00329
- Response Due
- 8/22/2005
- Archive Date
- 9/22/2005
- Description
- NAICS Code: 541990 This synopsis is amended to revise anticipated work schedule, hours and period of performance. 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 ORDPS/XN1040 (RFQ-RT-05-00329). The Agency has a requirement for a student contractor to work within a multi-disciplinary research team and provide technical laboratory support for Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program- Great River Ecosystems (EMAP-GRE). The projects for which the student contractor is needed involve understanding information management and inorganic chemistry. The student contractor shall assist in information management (primary) and general laboratory activities (secondary) such as, sample tracking, databases, cleaning of laboratory glassware, preparation of common reagents, extraction and digestion of soils for nutrients, sample nutrient analysis, and flame atomic adsorption techniques. All samples shall be prepared according to the technical requirements as specified in MED protocols or instructions provided by their mentor. The student contractor must have a degree in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, ecology, toxicology, or environmental sciences or a relevant area of study at an accredited college/university within the past year. The student must be familiar with basic laboratory health and safety. The student will be given additional safety training at the Mid-Continent Ecology Division. This work is to begin approximately early September 2005and will last 12 months with one additional 12-month option period. The total period of performance shall not exceed 24 months. It is anticipated the student contractor may work up to 40 hours per week. The principal duty station location is the EPA,6201 Congdon Blvd, Duluth, MN 55804. Work will be performed primarily in an office setting. The contract for 12 months will represent an estimate of 2016 hours of effort. All questions are to be forwarded via email to the Contract Specialist at the following e-mail address: harris.robin@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 and click on the link entitled "Student Services, Duluth, MN RFQ-RT-05-00329" to check the status of this procurement and to ascertain when and if any amendments have been issued. These solicitation documents will be posted to that website 15 days after issuance of this pre-solicitation synopsis.
- Record
- SN00865539-W 20050810/050808213308 (fbodaily.com)
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