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<span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is seeking <b>an independent contractor to </b><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30); font-size:12pt; background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)"><b>provide administrative and project
management support to the GGBN General Secretariat Office for all GGBN activities.</b>
</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(32,31,30); background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(32,31,30); background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)">The contract period is for 12 months with options to extend. </span></div>
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<span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">Qualified individuals are invited to review the attached Request for Quotes (RFQ) and Statement of Work (SOW) for specifics. Details on what to include in the quote package and how to submit it are available in the RFQ.</span><br>
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<span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt"><b>Responses are due Tuesday August 31.</b></span><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt"> Applicants should register as a federal contractor in the </span><a href="https://sam.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://sam.gov/" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">System
for Award Management (SAM)</span></a><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt"><span> </span>concurrently to responding to the RFQ. </span><br>
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<span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt; background-color:white">Please forward this announcement to any qualified candidates who might be interested. Feel free to contact me if there are any questions.</span><br>
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<span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">Thank you,</span><br>
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