SOLICITATION NOTICE
76 -- Supplemental Journal Issue: Menthol Cigarette Smoking
- Notice Date
- 12/16/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 511120
— Periodical Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- NCI100036-AV
- Archive Date
- 1/15/2010
- Point of Contact
- Ashley L. Virts,
- E-Mail Address
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virtsa@mail.nih.gov
(virtsa@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), Behavioral Research Program (BRP), Tabacco Control Research Branch (TCRB) intends to procure on a sole-source basis with Blackwell Publishing Ltd.; 9600 Garsington Road; Oxford, Great Britain OX4 2DQ for services regarding a supplemental journal issue regarding Menthol Cigarette Smoking. This acquisition will be processed in accordance with simplified acquisition procedures as stated in FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1). The North American Industry Classification System Code is 511120 and the business size standard is 500 employees. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type contract. Period of performance: Shall be for twelve (12) months from date of award. In 2002, the U.S. National Cancer Institute and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collaborated with others vendors to host the “First Conference on Menthol Cigarettes: Setting the Research Agenda” to increase understanding of the sociology, marketing, epidemiology, smoking initiation, biochemistry and the physiological impact of menthol. Since the 2002 Conference, little progress has been made to increase the understanding of menthol’s role in cancer and other tobacco-related diseases including nicotine dependence, and smoking trajectories. Some researchers and advocates have hypothesized that menthol might explain the disproportionate tobacco-related cancer burden among African Americans and explain difficulty in quitting among other menthol cigarette smokers. U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s legislation on the regulation of tobacco products bans flavored cigarettes, but menthol flavoring has been excluded from the ban due to a lack of conclusive research demonstrating increased harm. This supplement issue aims to examine the association between menthol cigarettes and smoking initiation, cessation, relapse, and addiction. More specifically, the supplement will examine 1) factors associated with initiation, 2) demographics factors associated with dependence, cessation, and use, 3) neighborhood and community level factors, 4) dependence among menthol smokers, 5) consumption patterns, 6) treatment seeking, use of treatment aids, and quitting and relapse, and 7) policy effects on menthol smoking. The outcomes of these papers will stimulate additional research on this topic; increase the understanding of the potential harm of menthol in smoking trajectories, and how to ultimately develop interventions to help reduce menthol smoking. These quantitative papers will provide valuable information for policy makers, researchers, and practitioners. Blackwell Publishing is solely authorized to publish Addiction, as it is their journal. As such, the contractor is uniquely qualified to carry out this effort. Addiction is a prestigious monthly international peer-reviewed journal, publishing more than 2,000 pages every year with an impact factor of 4.014 in 2007. Addiction publishes peer-reviewed research reports on alcohol, illicit drugs and tobacco bringing together research conducted within many different disciplines. Addiction aims to stimulate debate with the field of addiction on matters relating to the science or its translation into clinical practice or policy and promote high quality research in the field of addiction. In addition to original research, the journal features editorials, commentaries, reviews, historical articles and interviews with leading figures in addiction. Addiction is disseminated around the world and has a diverse readership. It is read in over 60 countries and has been in continuous publication since the Society for the Study of Addiction was founded in 1884. The readership and scope spans human clinical, epidemiological, experimental, policy and historical research. Addiction will bring menthol cigarette smoking to the attention of scientists who are unfamiliar with this phenomenon, as well as bring the larger context of menthol smoking to the attention of researchers worldwide where menthol is being marketed. Addiction is the best vehicle for reinvigorating the topic of menthol smoking, particularly as it relates to dependence, where the strength of its publication record lies. Addiction combines high quality research reports with an interest in ethical aspects of substance abuse related sciences. This journal is of particular value to public decision makers and these efforts will ultimately help the United States better assess and reduce menthol smoking and inform public policy worldwide about the harms of menthol. Because Addiction is highly respected, has a 4.014 (2007) impact factor, and is focused on tobacco use and addictive behaviors, it is the belief of the NCI that Addiction is solely positioned to widely disseminate the papers that examine the potential harm of menthol cigarette smoking as a means to reduce tobacco-related disease and deaths. No other journal cross cuts such a wide readership or provide information to the public policy makers, researchers and scientists specifically focusing on addictive behaviors. The aforementioned make Blackwell Publishing uniquely qualified to perform this work. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotations. However, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, they may submit a statement of capabilities. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow the NCI to determine if it can meet the above unique specifications described herein. An original and one copy of the capability statement must be received in the NCI contracting office on or before 11:00 AM EST on December 31, 2009. No electronic capability statements will be accepted (i.e. email or fax). An original and one copy must be sent to the NCI Office of Acquisitions at the address stated above. All questions must be in writing and can be faxed (301) 402-4513 or emailed to Ashley Virts, Contract Specialist at virtsa@mail.nih.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to receive an award, contractors must have valid registration and certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) www.ccr.gov and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA), http://orca.bpn.gov. No collect calls will be accepted. Please reference solicitation number NCI-100036-AV on all correspondence.
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