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

R -- ADDITION OF COMMENT LINKAGES TO MEDLARS SOL RFP NLM 98-101/MLM DUE 041698 POC Patricia S. Page, Contracting Officer; Lynn Montalvo, Contract Specialist/301-496-6546 As part of the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) commitment to quality assurance for bibliographic data, NLM has a requirement for linking indexed citations to subsequently published comments. NLM will provide to the Contractor photocopies of items flagged by indexers as comments. The Contractor shall identify the appropriate comments and the citation information necessary to locate the item(s) commented upon. This will involve searching and editing records in several of the databases in the Library's computer system known as MEDLARS (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System). The Contractor will need a telephone line and a computer to be able to establish a communications link to NLM's computer system at a minimum rate of 1200 baud (lines supporting higher baud are also available). NLM will supply the appropriate communications software and telephone number for local or long-distance access. Records in the following database files will be searched: MEDLINE (MEDLARS online, the main bibliographic database which contains citations from the biomedical journal literature from 1995 to the present), its backfiles (for older citations), and HealthSTAR (file HEALTH) which contains citations dealing with administration and planning for health facilities, and health services research and technology assessment. NLM will provide two external modems and the software for accessing two dedicated PC workstations located at NLM to edit MEDLARS citations using the MEDLARS Citation Maintenance System (MCMS) or TCMS (Technology Citations Maintenance System). MCMS/TCMS are PC-based systems that use a full screen forms editor containing all of the validation tables built into the Library's online Automated Indexing Management System (AIMS). MCMS is used to maintain MEDLINE, and TCMS is used to maintain HealthSTAR (file HEALTH) records. The Government will identify significant commentary in current English language journals beginning with the publication date of 1989. A photocopy of the comment will be supplied to the Contractor, along with a copy of the journal throughput card which provides journal title, volume, and date for the issue in which the comment appears. The Contractor shall: 1) identify the comment and the citation information necessary to locate the articles commented upon in MEDLINE, its backfiles, or HealthSTAR; 2)search MEDLINE, its backfiles, or file HEALTH to locate the original bibliographic citation for the item being commented upon; 3)use MCMS/TCMS to add the citation linkages and proper comment rubrics, obtaining a printout for each record maintained and proofreading each record for accuracy; and 4) return the photocopied material provided by NLM along with printouts of the maintained MCMS/TCMS records. The Contractor will be expected to provide comment linkages for between 800 -- 1,530 commenting articles per month with the average being 1,300 per month. This requirement is set-aside 100% for small businesses. It is anticipated that a one-year, fixed price, indefinite delivery (indefinite quantity) type contract will be awarded. The contract will contain options to extend the term of the contract for two (2) successive one-year periods and options for additional quantities in each year. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available approximately fifteen calendar days from publication of this announcement. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the National Library of Medicine. Copies of the RFP may be obtained by writing to: Office of Acquisitions Management, National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Building 38A, Room B1N17, Bethesda, Maryland 20894, Attention: Lynn Montalvo, Contract Specialist. Telephone and fax requests will not be accepted. See Numbered Note 1. (0055)

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