Peer review support and advisory services – journal of replication and reproducibility
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- RFP1823593
- Agency
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Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513120 Periodical Publishers
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Place of performance
- North Carolina 27560, United States
- Points of contact
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About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health seeks peer review support and advisory services for the Journal of Replication and Reproducibility, a new diamond open-access scholarly journal and publishing platform, with proposals due August 17 and questions due August 7. The procurement is unrestricted, firm fixed price, and expected to remain below the simplified acquisition threshold.
Place of performance is Morrisville, North Carolina. The contract period is 12 months with core hours of 8:00 AM–5:00 PM Eastern time, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. The contractor must furnish all hardware, software, licenses, internet access, and security management; the government provides no equipment, materials, or network access.
The JRR will publish direct replication studies, conceptual replication studies, reproducibility analyses, null results, negative findings, and registered replication reports, with all supporting materials permanently hosted in a mandatory repository and all content freely available with no author charges, subscriptions, or pay-per-view costs. Five primary tasks frame the scope: recruiting and structuring editorial leadership (Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editors, Advisory Committee); conducting focus groups and environmental scans to develop open peer-review principles; developing innovative publishing products for replication studies; supporting marketing launch activities; and developing comprehensive open peer-review frameworks addressing reviewer qualifications, conflict-of-interest management, research integrity, and AI disclosure. Submissions must include three volumes—technical submission (25-page limit), past performance (4-page limit, minimum three references within three years), and price submission (15-page limit)—in MS Word 2007 or higher. The Technical Approach section must include a comprehensive privacy plan compliant with HHS IS2P, NIST 800-122, and NIST SP 800-53. Evaluation employs a tradeoff approach weighting all non-price factors combined significantly more than price, with offerors required to receive an "Acceptable" rating or higher on each technical sub-factor to be eligible for award. NAICS code is 513120, Periodical Publishers, with a 1,000-employee small business threshold. One award is intended.
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Amendment Number 1:
The following questions have been received and are hereby answered for all interested vendors. Please see attachment Questions and Responses.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is preparing to launch a new scholarly journal and publishing platform focused on the reproducibility space. The Journal of Replication and Reproducibility (JRR) will address a major gap in scientific publishing: the lack of incentives, visibility, and infrastructure for replication research. By sponsoring replication studies as well as publishing studies from outside groups and authors, and combining full-service publication with an integrated open and interactive repository for data, methods, software, and materials for both internal and external studies, JRR will become a trusted global platform for transparent and verifiable science.
JRR will be an online only, diamond open-access scientific journal and platform dedicated to publishing direct replication studies, conceptual replication studies, reproducibility analyses, null results and negative findings, and registered replication reports. Each paper will be accompanied by a mandatory, permanent repository hosted by JRR that includes all supporting materials necessary to replicate and validate the claims made in the paper.
As a diamond open-access journal, JRR will have no author publication charges, no pay-per-view purchases, and no subscriptions. All content will be freely available to anyone visiting the website, as all costs will be covered by the NIH.
1.1. Current Processes and Specifications: As a new endeavor, there are no existing workflows or procedures attached to this program. All materials will be newly created for JRR.
2. OBJECTIVES: The basic service objective is to provide strategic, operational, and advisory services to support the development of a high-quality scholarly publishing program with an emphasis on research integrity, transparency, innovation in peer review, and scientific reproducibility.
As a new endeavor, JRR does not have the benefit of an established editorial board, peer review frameworks and procedures, or a recognized presence in the scholarly publishing industry. This requirement will address those gaps to allow for a successful building and launch of the program over the next year.
The objectives of this contract are to:
- Establish a world-class editorial leadership structure.
- Design and validate an open peer-review framework.
- Develop innovative publishing products focused on replication studies and research reproducibility.
- Support the marketing and launch of the journal and associated programs.
- Develop rigorous, ethical, and transparent peer-review policies and workflows.
Please see the attached CSS, Performance Work Statement and the Evaluaion Criteria for complete details and specifications.
Update #1 ·
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is preparing to launch a new scholarly journal and publishing platform focused on the reproducibility space. The Journal of Replication and Reproducibility (JRR) will address a major gap in scientific publishing: the lack of incentives, visibility, and infrastructure for replication research. By sponsoring replication studies as well as publishing studies from outside groups and authors, and combining full-service publication with an integrated open and interactive repository for data, methods, software, and materials for both internal and external studies, JRR will become a trusted global platform for transparent and verifiable science.
JRR will be an online only, diamond open-access scientific journal and platform dedicated to publishing direct replication studies, conceptual replication studies, reproducibility analyses, null results and negative findings, and registered replication reports. Each paper will be accompanied by a mandatory, permanent repository hosted by JRR that includes all supporting materials necessary to replicate and validate the claims made in the paper.
As a diamond open-access journal, JRR will have no author publication charges, no pay-per-view purchases, and no subscriptions. All content will be freely available to anyone visiting the website, as all costs will be covered by the NIH.
1.1. Current Processes and Specifications: As a new endeavor, there are no existing workflows or procedures attached to this program. All materials will be newly created for JRR.
2. OBJECTIVES: The basic service objective is to provide strategic, operational, and advisory services to support the development of a high-quality scholarly publishing program with an emphasis on research integrity, transparency, innovation in peer review, and scientific reproducibility.
As a new endeavor, JRR does not have the benefit of an established editorial board, peer review frameworks and procedures, or a recognized presence in the scholarly publishing industry. This requirement will address those gaps to allow for a successful building and launch of the program over the next year.
The objectives of this contract are to:
- Establish a world-class editorial leadership structure.
- Design and validate an open peer-review framework.
- Develop innovative publishing products focused on replication studies and research reproducibility.
- Support the marketing and launch of the journal and associated programs.
- Develop rigorous, ethical, and transparent peer-review policies and workflows.
Please see the attached CSS, Performance Work Statement and the Evaluaion Criteria for complete details and specifications.
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