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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Hello Colleagues,</span></span><span class="scxw129985597"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><br>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Department of Paleobiology is seeking
<b>one independent contractor to pack, stage, move, and organize fossil collections and associated material</b> within and between NMNH facilities in support of the Paleobiology Collections Defragmentation Project. The contract period is for 12 months with
an option to extend for an additional year. </span></span><span class="scxw129985597"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><br>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">The Paleo Collections Defragmentation Project is implementing a decades overdue, long-term comprehensive physical curation strategy. The project is resolving pervasive
physical organization deficiencies that limit the collections’ accessibility and care. The project is ensuring the collections are out of imminent risk due to below-grade storage and will allow a physical organization to be realized among the near 11,000 collection
cabinets distributed among three separate facilities. </span></span><span class="scxw129985597"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><br>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">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></span><span class="scxw129985597"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><br>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Responses are due
<span style="background:yellow">Friday, August 2, 12pm EST</span>.</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Please forward this announcement to any qualified candidates who might be interested. Feel free to contact me if there are any questions.</span></span><span class="scxw129985597"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><br>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Matthew T. Miller</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Paleobiology Collections Services Manager</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Department of Paleobiology</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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