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A -- POPULATION INDEX Sol. RFP NICHD-DBSB-96-10. Due 081696. Contact Miss Virginia A., DeSeau/301/496-4611/Contract Specialist. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Develop;ment (NICHD) is planning to continue the collection and annotation of population literature for use as a research resource. The project involves the systematic review of key population-related publications worldwide supplemented by population-related materials from selected major sources and by the subsequent preparation of citations and abstracts from the items selected. The Contractor will be required to scan both primary and secondary source materials from all significant works of central demographic relevance and prepare a complete bibliographic citation indicating the work's range and content. The citations will be organized into a conceptual demographic scheme supplemented by cross-reference by author and geographical indices for publication. The Contractor shall have the technical ability, expertise and judgement to prepare the Population Index and to work closely with population, library and information agencies to assure that the products will evolve to meet changing research needs and changing technical capabilities. It is anticipated that the Population Index will be made available through the World Wide Web, at a minimum. This announcement is a new solicitation. It is anticipated that one cost-reimbursement, level of effort contract will be awarded for a period of five (5) years. RFP NICHD-DBSB-96-10 will be available electronically on or about July 1, 1996, and may be accessed through either the NIH Home Page or the NIH Gopher by using the following electronic mail addresses and instructions: 1) NIH Home Page (via the World Wide Web): Access the NIH Home Page by using http://www.nih.gov. Once you are at the NIH Home Page, select ``Grants & Contracts'', then select ''R&D Requests for Proposals (RFP)''; 2) To access the NIH Gopher: Point your gopher client to GOPHER.NIH.GOVPORT 70 (you should now be in the NIH Gopher). Select ``Grant & Research Information'', then select ``R&D Requests for Proposals (RFP).'' Please note that the following information within the RFP should enable you to determine whether you or your organization has the interest, capability, and resources to devote to the preparation of an offer to the Government for the performance of a contract if selected for an award: the Statement of Work, Reporting Requirements, the Technical Evaluation Criteria, and project background information. This information should be sufficient for you to make this determination without reading the entire, lengthy RFP with all of the boilerplate information. All information required for the submission of an offer will be contained in the electronic RFP package. Following proposal submission and the initial review process, offerors comprising the competitive range will be requested to provide additional documentation to the Contracting Officer. Responses to this RFP will be due by 4:00 PM (EDT) August 16, 1996. If there are any questions, please contact Ms. Virginia A. DeSeau at (301) 496-4611, by fax at (301) 402-3676 or by e-mail at deseaug@hdO1.nichd.nih.gov. All sources who consider themselves qualified are encouraged to submit proposals. (165)

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