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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 5,1997 PSA#1924

National Library of Medicine, Office of Acquisitions Management, Building 38A, Room B1N17, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20894

D -- COMPARE HAND SEARCHING WITH ELECTRONIC SEARCHING FOR US GENERAL MEDICAL JOURNALS SOL NLM-SP 97-089/UHP DUE 091897 POC Uyen H. Phuong, Purchasing Agent, (301) 496-6127 E-MAIL: professional service, uyen_phuong@nlm.nih.gov. It is the intent of the National Library of Medicine to procure on a sole source basic with The Baltimore Cochrane Center (BCC), UMBC School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, 506 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201-1715 to provide professional services covering the period of performance 09/20/97 through 09/19/98 for the following service: a) conducting a study to compare hand searching with electronic searching for select United States general medical journals from beginning to end for RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL(s)(RCT) and CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRAIL(s)(CCT); b) evaluate the sensitivity of electronic searching; and c) produce an electronic re-tagging request file. The Baltimore Cochrane Center with others in the Cochrane Collaboration, has developed a three-stage strategy for searching MEDLINE, designed to be sensitive rather than precise in retrieving reports of RCTs. This strategy has been tested extensively and is being used to develop systematic registers of trails. The NLM requires a consistency of strategy in this project. Firms interested in responding to this notice must be able to provide professional service as specified and listed above. Responses should sufficiently demonstrate the firm's ability to meet the government's requirements. This is not a request for quotations, however, all responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the National Library of Medicine. Responses are required within fifteen (15) calendar days from the publication date of this notice. NLM synopsis No. NLM-SP 97-089/UHP. Inquires regarding this procurement may be made to Uyen H. Phuong, Purchasing Agent, National Library of Medicine on (301) 496-6127. See Number Note 22.***** (0246)

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