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<span dir="auto" class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(5,5,5); font-size:12pt">The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is
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to the Department of Entomology and the </span><span dir="auto" class="x_elementToProof" style="color:#050505; font-size:15px"><span dir="auto" style="color:rgb(5,5,5); font-size:12pt">Smithsonian Institution Barcode Network (SIBN)</span></span><span dir="auto" class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(5,5,5); font-size:12pt">.
</span><span dir="auto" style="color:rgb(5,5,5); font-size:12pt">The attached pdf contains the Request for Quotes (RFQ), Statement of Work (SOW) and relevant attachments. Here you will find more details on the scope of work, expected deliverables, what to include
in the quote package, and how to submit it for consideration. The work must be completed by December 31, 2023, and there will not be an option to extend.</span></div>
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<span dir="auto" style="color:rgb(5,5,5); font-size:12pt">Niamh Redmond</span><span dir="auto" style="color:#050505; font-size:15px"><br>
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