Presolicitation_Notice_-_75N94024Q00077_-_NIAAA_ARCR_Services_1.pdf

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Solicitation Number: 75N94024Q00077

Notice Type: Pre-solicitation Notice

Title: “Managing, Editing, and Publication of Alcohol Research: Current Reviews” (ARCR) Services

Synopsis:

This notice is related to a Sources Sought Notice, 75N94024Q00077, released on April 01, 2024.

This acquisition is a full and open competition with the exclusion of sources (Small Business Set Aside).

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION

ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WILL BE ISSUED VIA SAM.GOV

ON OR ABOUT November 14, 2024.

This notice is issued on behalf of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Office of Acquisitions, NIH, DHHS. This is a Pre-solicitation Notice in advance of the Request for Proposals (RFP). The Government is not committed to award a contract pursuant to this announcement.

The RFP, 75N94024Q00077, detailing the specifics of the project, as well as information pertinent to the development of an Offeror's proposal, will be available electronically within 15 calendar days of this notice and may be accessed through SAM.gov website:

http://www.sam.gov. No paper solicitation is available. Potential Offerors are responsible for downloading the solicitation and for routinely checking the website for any solicitation amendments issued by the Government. Proposals will be due on or about December 16, 2024. It is anticipated that a single cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) contract award will be made for a 12-month base contract with four (4) option periods beginning on or about March 10, 2024.

This acquisition is for a non-research and development (non-R&D) re-compete requirement.

This is NOT an NIH grant opportunity. The purpose of this acquisition is to provide support services for the management, development, and publication of the Alcohol Research: Current Reviews (https://www.arcr.niaaa.nih.gov/). In support of its mission, NIAAA publishes Alcohol Research: Current Reviews, an online, open access, peer-reviewed journal that is composed of review articles on alcohol research topics. Areas of interest include the effects of alcohol across the lifespan on health, function, and well-being in addition to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of alcohol misuse and related consequences. Topics are approached from basic, translational, and clinical perspectives. Reviews are written in a style accessible to scientists, clinicians, and trainees with varying specialties and degrees of expertise in the alcohol field.

It is anticipated that the effort to be supported will require an estimated 8,211 hours of effort in the base year and 32,844 in four (4) option periods. All qualified organizations are encouraged to respond with a contract proposal.

All qualified organizations are encouraged to respond with a contract proposal.

Primary Point of Contact:

Edwin Osorio Contract Specialist Email: Edwin.Osorio@nih.gov