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<a name="National_Museum_of_Natural_History_Offic"></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#365F91">National Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#365F91">Division of Fishes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#365F91">Smithsonian Institution<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#365F91">Request for Quote<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#365F91">Curation and Digitization Services for Division of Fishes Larval Fish Collection</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:8.65pt;text-autospace:none"><a name="_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The National Museum of Natural History Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes is seeking a contractor to curate,
digitize and install 10,000 non-inventoried larval fish lots into the National Fish Collection.
<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:8.65pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:8.65pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The National Fish Collection currently has a comprehensive larval fish collection acquired from NOAA in
vial storage in the Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD. Each individual vial represents a lot, which can include a single or multiple specimens of the same taxonomic identification that were collected on specific date at a given locality. Lots are stored
in variety of small non-archival glass vials with failing closures that are susceptible to cracks, leading to fluid evaporation and specimen dehydration. Most of these vials are organized in cardboard boxes, and while a sizable percentage of the collection
is identified to the family and or genus level, the collection is not inventoried, databased, or taxonomically organized. To make this collection accessible and known to the research community, the Division of Fishes is seeking a contractor to perform the
following tasks (see statement of work (SOW) for details):<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:8.65pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1) Verify physical condition and data quality of non-inventoried lots<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2) Digitize all relevant data for each lot into the Division of Fishes database, EMu
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3) Physically curate each fluid lot to archival storage standards<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;text-autospace:ideograph-other"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4) Install each lot into the National Fish Larval Collection storage area<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;text-autospace:ideograph-other"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Desirable skills:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Experience with zoological museum collections<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Experience handling fluid specimens<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Familiarity with biological nomenclature or taxonomy<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Experience with relational databases and/or museum databases<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ability to use Excel<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;text-autospace:none">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Strong organizational and communication skills</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;text-autospace:ideograph-other"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The contractor will be responsible for providing the labor to complete all these tasks. The Smithsonian will provide
access to Smithsonian-owned computers for digital capture tasks, but should telework be required it is expected that the contractor will provide his/her own computer running the MS-Windows operating system and Microsoft Excel, must meet OCIO computer security
standards if connecting remotely to NMNH network and will have an external or cloud storage to backup work . Training of contractors and quality control will be provided by the Division of Fishes collection management staff. All curation supplies, including
archival label stock, vials, jars, ethanol, printers and network access will be provided by the Smithsonian. Smithsonian supplies and computers will be used for generating all labels.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Due to COVID-19, the start date will be based upon the re-opening of the museum. Tentatively, the period of performance
for this contract is scheduled to begin January 4, 2021. Work to be completed at the Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD (MSC) during standard Division of Fishes business hours (Monday – Friday, excluding federal holidays or emergency closures, between the
hours of 8:30 AM and 6:00 PM).</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Telework will be considered on a case by case basis. The contractor will not receive paid holidays, vacations, sick days, travel
time or other SI leave benefits.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;text-autospace:ideograph-other"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Proposals will be accepted until 5:00 PM EDT, Wednesday,
September 30, 2020. Proposals will be reviewed on the basis of best value for the money. Send proposals to Diane Pitassy via e-mail at </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"></span><a href="mailto:pitassyd@si.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">pitassyd@si.edu</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">.
Follow the format set forth in section 4 of the attached Request for Quote (RFQ) below "Information to be submitted with quotes."</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">There are no benefits, tax or social security withholding
associated with this contract.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The contractor must pass a background investigation before
work can begin. </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49419864"></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Diane Pitassy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Museum Specialist</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Division of Fishes</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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