NIDA Technical Editorial Support Services

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health, seeks technical editorial support services through a Request for Quotation with quotations due August 7, 2026 and questions due August 13, 2026. This procurement is a 100% set-aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) concerns.

Place of performance is Rockville, Maryland, with work performed remotely from the contractor's worksite, limited to a maximum of four hours per week (approximately 208 hours per 12-month period). The contractor will provide editorial support to NIDA's Intramural Research Program, Office of the Clinical Director, covering manuscript editing and submission support, letters of recommendation, clinical protocols, informed consent materials, standard operating procedures, and regulatory-facing documents.

The proposed lead writer/editor must hold a Ph.D. in neuroscience or addiction science, possess at least 15 years of directly relevant addiction research experience including clinical research, maintain active membership in addiction or neuroscience societies, demonstrate extensive journal publication knowledge and experience with AMA, APA, Chicago, and ICMJE style guides, show editorial leadership experience at addiction or neuroscience journals (editor-in-chief preferred), provide evidence of grant review committee service, and maintain a minimum of 30 peer-reviewed publications in addiction-related topics with at least 10 first-authored papers.

The contract is a firm-fixed-price agreement covering a base period from August 2026 to August 2027 with four optional one-year periods extending through August 2031. Evaluation weighs key personnel qualifications at 40%, relevant experience at 40%, and technical approach and Statement of Work understanding at 20%, with price evaluated for completeness and reasonableness. The NAICS code is 711510 (Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers) and PSC is T013 (Photo/Map/Print/Publication—Technical Writing).