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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">The Smithsonian Institution is seeking a contractor to support the National Museum of Natural History's Biorepository by providing assistance with:</span></p>
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<li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; "><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Inventory of frozen samples</span></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Rehousing</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Application of barcode labels</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Sub-sampling of specimens for loans</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">And more (see Statement of Work for details)</span></li></ul>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Desirable skills:</span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; "><span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Ability to use Excel and pivot
tables</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; "><span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Strong organization skills</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">Familiarity with biological nomenclature or taxonomy</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">Experience with frozen tissue samples and/or DNA</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">Most work will be performed primarily at the Museum Support Center in Suitland, MD, but some work may need to be done at the Natural History Building
in Washington, DC. Regular work must be performed between 8:00 – 6:00, Monday – Friday. Work cannot be performed on Federal holidays or during a government shut down. On rare occasions, emergency work may be needed during off-hours to rescue a failing freezer.</span></p>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">Proposals will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. EDT, July 11, 2014. Proposals will be reviewed on the basis of best value for the money. Send proposals to Chris Huddleston via e-mail at <a href="mailto:huddlestonc@si.edu">huddlestonc@si.edu</a>.
Follow the format set forth in section VIII of the RFQ "Information to be submitted with quotes."</span></p>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">Sorry, no guidance on hourly rate/salary can be given. There are no benefits, tax or social security withholding associated with this contract. </span></p>
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