SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Scientific Publications NIDA NOTES and Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
- Notice Date
- 2/25/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- RFP935885
- Point of Contact
- Susan A Nsangou, Phone: 301-443-2104
- E-Mail Address
-
nsangous@mail.nih.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is soliciting proposals from qualified organizations having the capability to produce and distribute two publications: NIDA Notes, a 16-20 page newsletter describing current scientific research in the field of drug abuse and addiction, to appear bimonthly with one annual special issue (total 7 issues/year). The main tasks involved in producing the newsletter includes: identify NIDA activities and NIDA-funded research that are appropriate for coverage in the newsletter; pitch article topics to Editorial Board and Review Panel; interview researchers and research, write, edit, copyedit, and proof read articles that are interesting to researchers and understandable to a broad audience; locate and generate graphics to accompany text; provide layout services; format issues for the printer, subcontract printing and conduct press checks; maintain multiple subscription lists (postal, electronic, and both) and oversee fulfillment; work with the NIDA webmaster to format issues for the internet and post them in html and pdf formats; generate and maintain issue production schedules and provide weekly status reports; plan and execute readership and circulation outreach initiatives.Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, a 48-64 page peer-reviewed journal featuring review articles on drug abuse and addiction, to appear twice annually. The main tasks involved in producing the journal include: manage manuscript traffic and correspondence with article submitters, researcher and clinician authors, and the Editorial Board; recruit peer reviewers and coordinate a peer review process; recruit scientists and clinicians to discuss articles, arrange Editor-panel discussant conference calls, and provide transcripts; edit, copyedit and proof read articles; locate and generate graphics for articles and special features; provide layout services; maintain production schedules; format issues for the printer, subcontract printing and conduct press checks; maintain multiple subscription lists (postal, electronic, and both) and oversee fulfillment; work with the NIDA webmaster to format issues for the internet and post them in html and pdf formats; submit appropriate data to the National Library of Medicine to place issue contents in the Medline database; manage an annual meeting of the Editorial Board, including Board members' travel and lodging; generate and maintain issue production schedules and provide weekly status reports; plan and execute readership and circulation outreach initiatives. The contract also includes incidental writing and editing tasks, such as subcontracting with photographers and producing announcements and meeting summaries. NIDA anticipates a 5-year cost-reimbursement type contract. RFP No. 935885 will be available electronically on or about March 13, 2009. You can access the RFP through the FedBizOpps (URL: http://www.fedbizopps.gov). All information required for the submission of a proposal will be contained in or accessible through the RFP package. Response to the RFP will be due on or about April 14, 2009.
- Web Link
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FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=c3a7b21b12cce636b3436be0c1ba89b0&tab=core&_cview=1)
- Record
- SN01757096-W 20090227/090225220607-c3a7b21b12cce636b3436be0c1ba89b0 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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