SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Special Supplemental Journal Issue on "Self-Regulation of Appetite - It's Complicated" - Draft SOW
- Notice Date
- 1/13/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 511120
— Periodical Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 105, Bethesda, Maryland, 20894, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20894
- Solicitation Number
- SSN_NIHLM201600746SRE
- Archive Date
- 2/3/2016
- Point of Contact
- Sheila R. Edmonds, Phone: 3014966546
- E-Mail Address
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sheila.edmonds@nih.gov
(sheila.edmonds@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Draft SOW This Small Business Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research. This is a Small Business Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service- disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 511120-Periodical Publishers. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM) is conducting a Market Survey to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and/or HUBZone small businesses capable of serving the needs identified below: Background: The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) furthers the mission of NIH by emphasizing the critical role that behavior and social factors play in health, health care, and well-being. OBSSR serves as the focal point for coordination and development of goals and objectives in the behavioral and social sciences at NIH. OBSSR is also a liaison between the NIH intramural and extramural communities, other Federal agencies, academic and scientific societies, national voluntary health agencies, the biomedical research community, the media, and the general public on matters pertaining to behavioral and social sciences research. OBSSR's mission is to bring together the biomedical, behavioral, and social science communities to work more collaboratively to solve pressing health challenges facing our nation. OBSSR's plan includes facilitating: a) the next generation of basic behavioral and social sciences research: b) transdisciplinary "team science" that brings together biomedical, behavioral, and social-ecological perspectives; c) research that integrates biologic, behavioral and social drivers of health risk to enable multiple levels of analysis; d) translation of known biologic and behavioral mechanisms into testable and disseminable interventions targeting behaviors which prevent the onset and progression of disease. The purpose of this requirement is to produce a publication for the scientific community on a topic of key interest to OBSSR, NIH program staff, the NIH investigator community, and to health researchers, practitioners, and policy makers. The special issue publication will further the aims of OBSSR by integrating and promoting bio-behavioral and environmental approaches to impact rates of obesity using team science. Specifically, the special issue will contain articles presenting evidence based mechanisms known to impact humans' ability to self-regulate appetite, a central component of healthy weight regulation that can be used to create novel prevention and intervention strategies. Thus the journal in which this special issue is to be published must routinely contain content focusing on diverse multilevel factors effecting obesity, contain clinical content regarding the prevention and treatment of obesity, and serve the intended audience as defined by the interests of OBSSR and NIH program staff. Obesity is epidemic and is already contributing to exponential increases in related chronic diseases: diabetes, cardiovascular, sleep disturbance, cognitive decline and orthopedic impairment, as examples. Led by OBSSR, and joined by NIDDK, NHLBI, NICHD, NIDA, NCI and the Office of Disease Prevention, a panel of experts was convened July 2015 to present the state of the science regarding evidence based mechanisms that effect self-regulation of appetite, including amount (such as eating after satiation), type of caloric intake and thereby weight regulation. Mechanisms ranged from the cellular/hormonal level, to brain function/decision making, to ecological inputs such as food advertising, external food cues and food policies. Experts presented the state of the science and identified potential targets for novel intervention strategies for regulation of appetite and weight. The next steps for testing the interactive effects of these mechanisms were discussed. Content and proposed targets for intervention spanned the life course and targeted person-based to ecologic non-person factors. As part of its role to disseminate and coordinate behavioral and social sciences to the research and lay community, OBSSR will produce a special issue containing these proceedings. The proposed special supplemental issue shall provide a unique opportunity to showcase state of the science evidence regarding mechanisms known to effect appetite regulation across disciplines, level, and scope of impact. Presentations by the panel were divided into four (4) major categories: biologic, social, psychological/cognitive, and environmental/policy determinants of appetite regulation. For the purposes of the special issue, content areas shall be collapsed into three (3) topical areas: biologic factors, psychological/cognitive processes, and social determinants of behavior that include policy implementation. Four (4) papers shall be published: an introduction to the topic emphasizing why the meeting was convened, the clinical importance, and common themes going forward; and three (3) synthesis papers presenting mechanistic evidence, discussing potential novel targets for prevention and intervention research, gaps in knowledge, and potential for future multidisciplinary team science. The special issue shall be guest-edited by the Co-Chairs of the July 2015 meeting and the lead of the NIH working group. Writing committees shall consist of all presentation authors and members of the NIH working group. Papers shall initially be reviewed by the editors and then submitted to the journal for peer review. Manuscripts shall be revised in accordance with peer review and editorial process. The main goal of the publication shall be to disseminate state of the science information regarding the applicability of evidence based mechanisms affecting appetite regulation to inform novel interventions to impact weight homeostasis. The special issue shall indicate NIH's interest in supporting work in this area and alert the community that the Obesity journal encourages cross-disciplinary, multi-level, team science manuscripts on the translation of basic bio-behavioral science into evidence based interventions. This special issue is critical given the need for novel and effective bio-behavioral interventions to prevent and treat obesity. Mandatory Criteria: The Contractor shall be an academic society that publishes a peer-reviewed research journal that is specific to the special supplemental journal issue research topic and that provides distribution through its journal. Purpose/Objective: The purpose of this requirement is to obtain the professional services of a Contractor to assist OBSSR in the planning and production of a Special Supplemental Journal Issue of Obesity on "Self- Regulation of Appetite - It's Complicated" in the Obesity journal which shall focus on the use of interactions between evidence based mechanisms impacting self-regulation of appetite in humans to develop novel intervention strategies to prevent and treat obesity. This requirement shall require the support of staff time of the publisher in planning and preparation activities for the special issue. This shall also include staff time for planning activities to include solicitation of reviewers, coordination and preparation of journal layout and content, and support for ongoing planning and editorial management meetings. This requirement shall also include production and dissemination costs. Contractor Tasks: ●The Contractor shall obtain peer review regarding appropriateness and scientific rigor of the submitted manuscripts. ●After initial peer review, the Contractor shall return manuscripts to the lead author of each paper for revisions and clarifications required by reviewers/journal editors. ●Upon final editorial review, the Contractor shall prepare manuscripts for publication and disseminate to authors for final approval. ●A special issue shall be produced and disseminated through the usual print and web channels used by the Obesity journal. ●All activities shall occur in consultation with the Guest Editors of the special issue and in cooperation with John Wiley & Sons, the journal's official publisher. Deliverables: The Contractor shall provide the following deliverables: 1.Organize reviewers for manuscripts and conduct planning conference calls with guest editors by March 1, 2016. 2.Provide electronic versions of introductory and synthesis papers to the assigned reviewers by March 15, 2016. 3.Return manuscript reviews and requests for revisions (including resubmission date) to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), Guest Editors and Lead Authors on or before April 15, 2016. 4.Complete final review and editorial approval process by May 30, 2016. 5.Produce and distribute the special issue to its subscribers on or around July 1, 2016. 6.Provide 200 additional copies of the special issue to OBSSR for further distribution. 7.Provide open access to the full supplement on the Obesity/Wiley Online Library website. Provide information so that OBSSR and the participating NIH ICs can establish a link from their website to the John Wiley & Sons website, where anyone can download the PDFs. 8.The Contractor shall attribute proper acknowledgment of NIH OBSSR sponsorship for the theme issue of the Obesity journal. This acknowledgement shall be displayed in both the print and online versions of the issue. The following language shall be used: "This 2016 theme issue of the Obesity journal is supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) to support the dissemination of research on evidence based mechanisms effecting self-regulation of appetite in humans in order to promote research on novel strategies to prevent and treat obesity across the lifespan." Reference to NIH or any of its Institutes and Centers (ICs) or components, as well as use of Government names, symbols, logos, and other identifying marks, shall not be used for endorsement or implied endorsement of any non-NIH entity, product or service. Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be a Base Period of twelve (12) months from date of award. The proposed acquisition will be procured in accordance with the policies and procedures under FAR Part 13. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which will be considered by the National Library of Medicine. This Sources Sought Notice is not a Request for Quotes (RFQ), nor is an RFQ available. (a) Provide a capability statement demonstrating relevant experience, skills and ability to fulfill the Government's requirements for the above. The capability statement should contain enough sufficient detail for the Government to make an informed decision regarding your capabilities; however, the statement should not exceed ten (10) pages. (b) The capability statement should include references, key personnel, and any teaming arrangements needed to fulfill the requirements. It must identify the responder's small business type and size; DUNS number; NAICS code; and technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. (c) All capability statements must be submitted electronically no later than 3:00 PM EST on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 to Sheila Edmonds at sheila.edmonds@nih.gov. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
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