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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Dear Colleague,</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Department of Paleobiology is seeking </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">one (1)
individual for technical professional, non-personal services for a 12-month project to s<span style="color:black">upport transcription, organization, and enhancement of data from primary source materials associated with the fossil collections including participation
in a pilot project to investigate the application of automation technologies to our digitization pipelines for extracting and standardizing this specimen data</span></span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> as
outlined by the attached Statement of Work (SOW). The contract period is for 12 months with an option to extend for two additional years. </span></span><span class="scxw250631606"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><br>
<span class="normaltextrun"> </span><span class="eop"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">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="scxw250631606"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><br>
<span class="normaltextrun"> </span><span class="eop"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Responses are due
<span style="background:yellow">Tuesday, November 5, 12pm (noon) EST</span>.</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> Applicants will only be considered if they are already
registered as a federal contractor in the </span></span><a href="https://sam.gov/" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1">System for Award Management (SAM)</span></span></a><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> at
the time they respond to this RFQ. </span></span><span class="scxw250631606"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><br>
<span class="normaltextrun"> </span><span class="eop"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">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="scxw250631606"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><br>
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<span class="normaltextrun"> </span><span class="eop"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Thank you,</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Matthew T. Miller</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><i><span style="color:#1F497D">He/him/his</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:#1F497D">Museum Specialist</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:#1F497D">Department of Paleobiology</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><i><span style="color:#1F497D">National Museum of Natural History</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><i><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:millermt2@si.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">millermt2@si.edu</span></a></span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:#1F497D">(202) 633 – 1344</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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