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R -- SUPPORT FOR THE BIOETHICS CITATIONS IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE SEARCH SYSTEMS SOL NLM 00-024/LTN POC Liem T. Nguyen, Contract Specialist, 301-496-6546 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist via, liem_nguyen@nlm.nih.gov. It is the intent of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to negotiate on a sole source basis pursuant to FAR 6.302-1 and 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) with the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., for a three-year cost reimbursement type contract for the addition of bioethics bibliographic records to the NLM search systems. The scope of the bioethical records selected for the NLM search systems includes health sciences, law, religion, philosophy, social sciences, and popular literature. The bioethics citations also include various document types, such as: journal articles, monographs, monograph chapters, newspaper articles, court decisions, bills, laws, audiovisual material, and unpublished documents. The Kennedy Institute shall be responsible for the acquisition and indexing of bioethics-related books, journal articles, reports, and other items not indexed in NLM search systems. Because many of the publications are not totally bioethics-oriented, skill is needed to determine those publications that warrant inclusion in the systems. This requires knowledge of the original BIOETHICSLINE database's scope and coverage, trends, and issues in the field of bioethics, and familiarity with NLM's software systems, used to create database records. Since 1974, the Kennedy Institute has successfully acquired and indexed references to bioethics material using the Kennedy Institute controlled vocabulary called BIOETHICS KEYWORDS. They also actively make recommendations for MeSH vocabulary terms, and mapping from their keywords to MeSH. The Kennedy Institute owns the rights to the data produced under the BIOETHICSLINE database during the period 1974 through 1987. In addition, the Kennedy Institute keeps on file a hard copy of each indexed citation, which is required for the interlibrary loan program. It has been determined that the Kennedy Institute is the only source with the necessary capabilities and expertise of adding and maintaining records for the bioethics subject area in the NLM search systems without substantive changes in the bioethics data elements, software, or retrieval systems and without duplication of effort. The Kennedy Institute owns the rights to a substantial portion of the data produced making the Kennedy Institute the only firm capable of fulfilling NLM's requirements without undue delays. Telephone/Fax requests will not be honored. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the NLM. This notice is of intent is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) nor is an RFP available. See Numbered Note 22 and 26. ***** Posted 12/08/99 (W-SN406820). (0342)

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