SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- BIOGREEN 21/KOREAN PROJECT
- Notice Date
- 5/5/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 111199
— All Other Grain Farming
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Acquisition and Property Division, Acquisition Branch (MD), 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Building 3, Mailstop: 5116, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705
- ZIP Code
- 20705
- Solicitation Number
- DJJ281196
- Archive Date
- 6/3/2009
- Point of Contact
- Douglas J Joyner,, Phone: 301-504-1749
- E-Mail Address
-
djoyner@ars.usda.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Department of Agriculutre (USDA), Agriculture Research Services (ARS), intends to award a sole source contract to Dr. Claudia Bellato to advise or support and carryout plant path assays characterizing the interactions between biocontrol isolates of Trichoderma, the pathogen Phytophthora capsici, and Korean hot pepper. Some work may also be carried out with cacao. The plant microbe interactions will be analyses using proteomic, genomic, and metabolomic tools. Effectors capable of protecting Korean hot pepper will be identified and characterized. Some transgenic research may be carried in proving function for selected genes of interest. Collaborations will include other ARS scientists and scientists outside ARS as required. This position requires a scientist with a PHD in Plant pathology or related sciences that consider plant microbe interactions. Practical experience in the fields of Plant pathology and Molecular Biology are critical to carrying out the proposed research. USDA intends to award on 5/19/2009. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ARS OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER(GWCC, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue Room-4-1161, Beltsville,, Maryland, 20705, United States
- Zip Code: 20705
- Zip Code: 20705
- Record
- SN01809804-W 20090507/090505222232-170fb363b913c26db22d0289a9eae65f (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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