ATT5_TECHNICAL_EVAL.doc

TECHNICAL EVALUATION INFORMATION

SCIENCE WRITER

A. REQUIRED COMPUTER PROGRAMS

Ability to send and receive documents in electronic formats, such as Microsoft Word, Adobe portable document format, or other compatible format.

B. REQUIRED SPECIAL SKILLS

1. Demonstrated skills in technical, scientific, and interpretive writing that articulates, synthesizes, and interprets research findings about natural resources and their management.

2. Demonstrated ability to interpret scientific language for a variety of audiences, including forest managers, nongovernment organizations, research clients, policymakers, and general public.

3. Ability to translate forest science terms and jargon into language that can be understood by scientists, resource managers, and others.

4. Demonstrated skills in editing technical and scientific reports.

5. General knowledge of natural resources science and resource management, including forest ecology, forest management, forest health, fire and other disturbance regimes, aquatic ecosystems, watershed health, and related social sciences topics.

6. Ability to read scientific publications and other background technical information, interview scientists (usually by phone but also in person), and obtain information from reputable Web sites on the Internet and other credible sources.

7. General knowledge of scientific concepts and terms, and the processes of basic and applied scientific research.

8. Ability to write clearly in English, with accurate spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

C. TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS

Three Work Samples, submitted by bidder on a CD, electronically

- Work samples will be used to evaluate experience and reviewed for readability of final product, complexity of technical material, and ability of writer to translate scientific terms and jargon into language that can be understood by the general public and resource managers.

- Samples must pertain to scientific or technical research, preferably in forest science, environmental science, or closely related fields; any non-scientific sample will be excluded from the evaluation.

- Work samples must be submitted in an electronic format that is accessible in Microsoft Word program. All samples found to be inaccessible on SRS computers will be returned to the bidder and not considered for evaluation.

Experience Questionnaire, (Attachment 4). References will be contacted to verify satisfaction with timeliness, ability to work with editors, thoroughness, and skill in interpreting scientific findings and language for a variety of audiences. Please include any previous Government experience. Former Government experience would be helpful.

The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

Past Performance, Experience Price.

Attachment 5