SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Extension of Contract for
- Notice Date
- 2/14/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20894
- ZIP Code
- 20894
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-NO1-LM-0-3525
- Archive Date
- 4/15/2003
- Point of Contact
- Mary Smith, Contracting Officer, Phone 301 496-6546, Fax 301 402-0642,
- E-Mail Address
-
SMITHM@mail.nlm.nih.gov
- Description
- It is the intent of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to negotiate on a sole-source basis pursuant to FAR 6.302-1 and 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) with the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., for a fifteen-month extension to contract NO1-LM-0-3525, "National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature." The Kennedy Institute is responsible for the acquisition and indexing of bioethics-related books, journal articles, reports and other items not indexed in NLM search systems. The Reference Center houses the largest repository for bioethics literature in the world today. The collection is both diverse in its informational sources and formats relating to medicine and biomedical research. The Kennedy Institute continues to index over 3,600 new citations to documents in biomedical and professional ethics annually. The Library collection includes more than 25,000 volumes on a vast array of ethical and bioethical subjects including Congressional reports and reports from international commissions. The collection houses all documents related to the U.S. President?s Commission on Ethical Problems in Biomedical Research including additional literature concerning the ethical and legal aspects of the Human Genome Project. Additionally, the collection includes over 200 audiovisuals that may be viewed directly at the Library. Special collections include the Kampelman Collection in Jewish Ethics and the Shriver Collection in Christian Ethics. Archival holdings include the President?s Commission and New Jersey Bioethics Commission documents as well as numerous other copies of transcripts, reports and briefing materials from other related sources. It has been determined that the Kennedy Institute is the only source that can maintain such a broad and comprehensive literature collection and one which is inextricably linked to the NLM search and retrieval systems on ethics and bioethics literature. The Kennedy Institute owns the rights to a substantial portion of the data produced making them the only source capable of fulfilling NLM's requirements without undue delays and duplication of effort. During this fifteen-month extension the NLM will be conducting an evaluation of the Bioethics coverage by the Kennedy Institute under this contract and contract NO1-LM-0-3522 "Creation of Bioethics Citations for NLM Search Systems" to determine whether changes or consolidation of these efforts are required which would be incorporated into the statement of work for any subsequent sole-source renewal. All responsible sources may submit a proposal that will be considered by the NLM. This notice of intent is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) nor is an RFP available. See Numbered Notes 22 and 26
- Place of Performance
- Address: Georgetown University, 37th & O Streets, NW, Washington, DC
- Zip Code: 20057
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN00259684-W 20030216/030214213317 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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