SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Student Services, Athens, GA
- Notice Date
- 8/2/2005
- 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-05-00337
- Response Due
- 8/17/2005
- Archive Date
- 9/17/2005
- Description
- NAICS Code: 541710 THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS FOR STUDENT SERVICES TO BE AWARDED ON A CONTRACT BASIS BY THE US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. The solicitation number is UKE066 (RFQ-RT-05-00337). The Ecosystems Research Division (ERD), Athens, GA, of the National Exposure Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is seeking one Ph.D. graduate student in toxicology or a closely related discipline to provide services under a contractual agreement in support of a research project focusing on metabolite profiling (metabonomics) of tissues and biofluids in fish. The Government will make the contract award based on the student's work experience, knowledge and skills, training and course work (GPA and number of course hours) as it relates to the services described in this Announcement. Qualified candidates will posses knowledge in the following areas: aquatic toxicology, biochemistry, chemistry, and statistics. For additional information regarding ERD, visit its home page at http://www.epa.gov/athens/. The student or recent graduate contractor will assist the mentor and others in laboratory studies determining mechanism of action and relevant biomarkers associated with exposure to pesticides. The student contractor would primarily be responsible for: (1) collection of selected biofluids and tissues from fish and (2) extraction of endogenous (i.e. non-xenobiotic) metabolites for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic analyses. All necessary instructions and training will be provided by Dr. Drew R. Ekman, who will also serve as the student's mentor. This work is to begin early to mid September 2005. It is anticipated that the student contractor will work about 18 hours per week. with a total, not-to-exceed cap of 998 hours per year. The initial contract will be for 12 months, with an option for an additional year. The duty location is Ecosystems Research Division, NERL, 960 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605. The hourly rate for this position is $26.05. Student contractors will be paid the basic hourly rate only for the number of hours worked and do not receive overtime premium. 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. Student/recent graduate contractors are 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. Again, offerors must be currently enrolled or recently graduated (no more than 24 months ago) with at least a BS/BA or equivalent degree from an accredited university. 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 Service (USCIS). All non-US citizens must submit, as part of their proposal package, evidence of their immigration status that allows them to work in the United States. 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 by looking at the following website address: http://www.epa.gov/oamrtpnc/q0500337/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.
- Record
- SN00860712-W 20050804/050802212902 (fbodaily.com)
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