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<p>Hello Everyone, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The Department of Botany at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is looking for four independent contractors to provide collections services. These services will involve rehousing, relabeling, and reorganizing the Vascular Plant Collection
to Angiosperm Phylogeny (APG) Group IV from its current historic organization scheme. Please refer to the attached PDF containing the Request for Quote (RFQ), Statement of Work (SOW), and relevant attachments. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>All bids must be submitted by <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 28th, 2024.</span></strong> It's important to note that interested parties must be registered federal contractors in the System for Award Management
(SAM) to respond to this RFQ. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Please forward this announcement to any interested candidates. If you have questions, contact
<a href="mailto:TonerM@Si.edu">TonerM@Si.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All the best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Meghann <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Meghann Toner</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Museum Specialist</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Department of Botany, US National Herbarium</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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