Solicitation # 75N94025R00001 - (ARCR) Services

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is seeking a contractor to manage, edit, and publish Alcohol Research: Current Reviews (ARCR), an online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal focused on alcohol research topics. The solicitation, numbered 75N94025R00001, requires a managing editor and associate managing editor to coordinate journal-related activities, including project management, editorial functions, online publication, and promotional activities. Proposals will be evaluated based on three primary factors: Technical and Management Approach, Personnel Qualifications (both equally weighted), and Organizational Experience, with a technical proposal page limit of 30 pages. The solicitation requires electronic proposal submission through the NIH eCPS website by December 20, 2024, at 1:00 PM ET. Detailed technical evaluation criteria will use a rating scale from Outstanding to Unacceptable, with associated risk levels for each rating.

The contract is a full and open competition under NAICS code 513120 (Periodical Publishers), with no specific small business set-aside. The incumbent contractor is IQ Solutions Inc. (contract #75N94020C00001), and the estimated period of performance spans five years from March 10, 2025, through March 9, 2030, with potential for four additional one-year option periods. The contract will require the publication of 16-24 articles annually, with a total estimated direct labor effort of 47,361 hours across the base and option years. While specific award values are not explicitly stated, the contractor will be responsible for managing the Editorial Advisory Board, maintaining article submission processes, ensuring 508-compliance for online publications, and providing biannual analytics reports. The work will be performed electronically, with the primary focus on digital publication and management of the ARCR journal.