SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Journal Theme Issue on Digital Interventions to Promote Health - Draft Statement of Work
- Notice Date
- 10/26/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 511120
— Periodical Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 105, Bethesda, Maryland, 20894, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20894
- Solicitation Number
- SSN_NIHLM2016698SRE
- Archive Date
- 11/18/2015
- Point of Contact
- Sheila R. Edmonds, Phone: 3014966546
- E-Mail Address
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sheila.edmonds@nih.gov
(sheila.edmonds@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Draft Statement of Work This Small Business Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research. This is a Small Business Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service- disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 511120-Periodical Publishers. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM) is conducting a Market Survey to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and/or HUBZone small businesses capable of serving the needs identified below: Background: The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) furthers the mission of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by emphasizing the critical role that behavior and social factors play in health, health care, well-being. OBSSR serves as the focal point for coordination and development of policies, goals and objectives in the behavioral and social sciences at NIH. OBSSR is also a liaison between the NIH intramural and extramural communities, other Federal agencies, academic and scientific societies, national voluntary health agencies, the biomedical research community, the media, the general public on matters pertaining to behavioral and social sciences research. OBSSR's vision is to bring together the biomedical, behavioral, and social science communities to work more collaboratively to solve pressing health challenges facing our nation. OBSSR's plan includes facilitating: a) the next generation of basic behavioral and social sciences research: b) collaborative research across the full range of disciplines to elucidate the complex determinants of health and health systems challenges; and c) the translation, implementation, dissemination, and maintenance of best practices to strengthen the sciences of dissemination, put what is known into widespread practice, reduce the burden of chronic disease and help eliminate inequities in health and health care. The purpose of this requirement is to produce a publication for the scientific community on a topic of key interest to OBSSR, the NIH program staff, the NIH investigator community, and to health researchers, practitioners, and policy makers. Specifically, the theme issue shall contain articles on topics such as methodology, assessment, optimizing engagement with digital health interventions, economic analyses of digital interventions, treatment and dissemination research related to digital health interventions. For the past several years OBSSR has been engaged in the development of activities and events designed to promote development and analyses of such digital interventions and to provide education on their use. OBSSR has also been a leader in stimulating the use digital interventions by NIH investigators in their behavioral and social science research projects by providing funding opportunities in this area. The proposed issue shall provide a unique opportunity to showcase work in this evolving field, and depending on the manuscripts submitted, may feature work from grantees of the NIH ICs as well as other NIH investigators. The proposed theme issue is for approximately six (6) full length articles related to technological development, interventions and comparator conditions, the potential to develop and test related theory, strategies to optimize engagement with digital health interventions, health economic analyses of digital interventions and promoting the quality of such interventions and describing mechanisms for getting effective and safe interventions adopted. The content of the issue shall follow the general theme and shall depend on the specific content of the manuscripts submitted to the journal editors for consideration in the theme issue. The journal editors shall review what is submitted and determine (following peer review) which ones shall be selected for inclusion in the theme issue. In addition to full length papers, OBSSR anticipates there may be an overview commentary written by the Guest Editors. The main goal of the publication shall be to showcase the work of the contributors, to indicate to the scientific community NIH's interest in supporting work in this area, and to alert the community that the journal American Journal of Preventive Medicine is a journal that encourages manuscripts in this area. This theme issue is critical, given the growing interest at NIH and among the investigator community in the use of digital health interventions and the need for publication outlets for this work among the public health community. Mandatory Criteria The Contractor shall be an academic society that publishes a peer-reviewed research journal that is specific to the special supplemental journal issue research topic and that provides distribution through its journal. Purpose/Objective: The purpose of this requirement is to obtain the professional services of a Contractor to assist the OBSSR in the planning and production of a theme issue on "Digital Interventions to Promote Health" in the journal American Journal of Preventive Medicine. This requirement shall provide up to 60 pages, including copyediting and typesetting services and archival/promotional purposes. Contractor Tasks: ● The Contractor shall receive initial submissions as part of the peer review process. The journal editors shall determine which submissions are considered appropriate for the issue, and shall send those manuscripts out for scientific peer review regarding appropriateness and scientific rigor of the submitted articles. The journal editors shall evaluate the external reviews and make the final selection of manuscripts for inclusion in the theme issue. ● The Contractor shall coordinate the submissions of any potential commentary pieces including peer review. ● The Contractor shall provide accessibility of the theme issue to all subscribing individuals and institutions. The theme issue shall not be open access but purchasable in PDF format for individuals and institutions not subscribing to the journal. ● The Contractor shall attribute proper acknowledgment of NIH OBSSR sponsorship for the theme issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine in the final published version. This acknowledgement shall be displayed in both the print and online versions of the issue. The following language shall be used: "This 2016 theme issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine is supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) to support the dissemination of research on digital health interventions, methods, and implications for preventive medicine." Reference to NIH or any of its Institutes and Centers (ICs) or components, as well as use of Government names, symbols, logos, and other identifying marks, shall not be used for endorsement or implied endorsement of any non-NIH entity, product or service. Contract Deliverables: The Contractor shall provide the following deliverables: 1. Provide electronic versions of penultimate papers to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and commentary authors on or about February 1, 2016. 2. Submit the final electronic draft versions of the theme issue to the COR on or before June 15, 2016. 3. Produce and distribute the theme issue to its subscribers on or around October 15, 2016. 4. Provide information so that OBSSR and the participating NIH ICs can establish a link from their website to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine site, where individuals and institutions can download the purchasable PDFs of the theme issue. Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be a Base Period of twelve (12) months from Date of Award. The proposed acquisition will be procured in accordance with the policies and procedures under FAR Part 13. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which will be considered by the National Library of Medicine. This Sources Sought Notice is not a Request for Quotes (RFQ), nor is an RFQ available. (a) Provide a capability statement demonstrating relevant experience, skills and ability to fulfill the Government's requirements for the above. The capability statement should contain enough sufficient detail for the Government to make an informed decision regarding your capabilities; however, the statement should not exceed ten (10) pages. (b) The capability statement should include references, key personnel, and any teaming arrangements needed to fulfill the requirements. It must identify the responder's small business type and size; DUNS number; NAICS code; and technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. (c) All capability statements must be submitted electronically no later than NOON EST on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 to Sheila Edmonds at sheila.edmonds@nih.gov. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
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