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STATEMENT OF WORK (SERVICES)

(SOW)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Title of Project:

Consulting Services to support the Diversity in Aging Research Pipeline Program (DARPP).

Statement of Need, Purpose, and/or Objective:

The administrative and program support staff of the National Institute on Aging (NIA), Intramural Research Program (IRP) requires an individual with the expertise to identify, recruit, and support a diverse group of local students for the Summer Internship Program to enhance NIA’s data science efforts within Baltimore City, Maryland and the surrounding area to achieve the mission of the DARPP. The DARPP is managed through the Training Office within the Office of the Scientific Director and is a multi-entry pipeline program to develop and expose students from diverse backgrounds; including underrepresented minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged students, to aging research.

Background Information:

The NIA/IRP/DARPP seeks to develop interest in and expose trainees from diverse backgrounds; including underrepresented minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged students, to enhance diversity within the workforce of aging-science researchers. The DARPP pipeline supports trainees at all levels from high school and college summer trainees, as well as Postbaccalaureate and Postdoctoral trainees. Summer programs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provide an opportunity to spend a summer working at the NIH side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world, in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. (At the NIH "biomedical research" includes everything from behavioral and social sciences, through biology and chemistry, to physics, mathematical modeling, computational biology, and biostatistics). In March 2021, Dr. Francis Collins announced NIH’s commitment to ending structural racism in biomedical research. The NIH will be instituting new ways to support diversity, equity, and inclusion, which will help to identify and dismantle any policies and practices that may harm the NIH workforce and the sciences. For the purposes of this requirement, the scope of work will focus primarily on the NIA high school Summer Internship Program (SIP) for students living in Baltimore City, Maryland.

Period of Performance:

Period of Performance:

Base Year: 4/15/2022 - 4/14/2023 Option Year 1: 4/15/2023 - 4/14/2024 Option Year 2: 4/15/2024 - 4/14/2025 Option Year 3: 4/15/2025 - 4/14/2026 Option Year 4: 4/15/2026 - 4/14/2027

SCOPE OF WORK

General Requirements:

Independently and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities, not otherwise provided by the Government as needed to perform the Statement of Work below:

The incumbent will provide the following services:

Leverage existing professional and community relationships within Baltimore City to assist the NIA IRP in identifying and recruiting at least two (2) Baltimore City high school students with an an interest in science or math each year to apply for the SIP

Assist the NIA IRP Training Office with the execution of the Nathan Shock Academy Introduction to Laboratory Skills (SAILS), a one-week academy held during the summer for Baltimore City high school students

Assist each student who plans to apply with identifying career and scientific development goals and activities

Provide technical support to the students throughout the application process to create a successful application package include navigating the SIP website, reviewing the submissions, answering any questions or concerns and providing guidance where needed in the process.

Prepare students for interviews with potential NIA IRP mentors Provide Summer Project support to students Develop curriculum for and provide culturally responsive/competency teacher training to

NIA mentors Maintain daily and weekly contact with the NIA SIP Coordinator Work with the NIA IRP Training Office to enhance community outreach within the

Baltimore City public schools to support the DARPP pipeline through attendance at meetings, seminars, and visits to local schools

Identify one or more undergraduate college student(s) from Baltimore City who will graduate during the period of performance and is interested in applying for an Intramural Research Training Award (preference for a student that participated in or completed the mentoring program at the Baltimore Algebra Project)

Location of work/hours of operations

75-80% of the work will be completed remotely. Office space at the Biomedical Research Center will be identified for when in-person meetings are required. Meetings will be held during normal business hours.

GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

The government will furnish office space as needed.

DELIVERABLES

Deliverables under this contract will vary depending on the needs of the students. Students who require more guidance and/or community support will receive more time with the consultant. At a minimum two (2) students will be supported in the community during the application process and at the NIH during the summer.

Deliverables will be deemed minimally acceptable if students submit their applications and are considered for placement in the SIP.

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

1. The Contractor shall provide quarterly reports on worked performed during the previous ninety (90) days including amount of effort for each student and/or the program.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Travel:

There are no travel requirements.

Key Personnel:

N/A

Information System Security Plan:

N/A

Data Rights:

N/A

Section 508—Electronic and Information Technology Standards:

N/A Publications and Publicity:

N/A

Confidentiality of Information:

N/A