Maintenance of the Spaceline Space Life Sciences Database
General Information
- Document Type: Presolicitation Notice
- Solicitation Number: MDA905-03-R-0008
- Posted Date: Mar 27, 2003
- Original Response Date: Apr 11, 2003
- Original Archive Date: Apr 26, 2003
- Current Archive Date:
- Classification Code: B — Special studies and analysis – not R&D
Contracting Office Address
Other Defense Agencies, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Directorate of Contracting, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD, 20814-4799
Description
The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences intends to procure, on personal service basis, the operation of the Spaceline space life sciences bibliographic services unit, composed of approximately ten (10) persons with specialized expertise.
The unit shall provide scientific and technical expertise in the support and ongoing development of space life sciences bibliographic data, preparation of specialized bibliographies and literature searches, and creation of written summaries of space life sciences research. The contract shall consist of a base period of one year, followed by four one-year option periods. The Spaceline Project was established to create and continue development of online bibliographic data in the space life sciences. It maintains a database as a cooperative venture between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Library of Medicine (NLM) of the National Institutes of Health, and the Spaceline Project of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS).
The Spaceline database consolidated results of space life sciences research into a single source and made this resource available to the scientific and educational communities. Duties under this contract will include identifying new literature to be added to the database; obtaining copies of desired publications to be added; creating and adding new NASA records to the NLM databases and modifying NLM-derived records with necessary data; continuing to perform associated database developmental activities with NLM to keep space life sciences data current and optimize its accessibility; serving as the primary source of information and outreach about space life sciences bibliographic data; providing bibliographic and literature searching services to designated NASA personnel, including regular compilations of recent publications; and selecting and creating approximately ten (10) written summaries per year describing highlights of NASA space life sciences research. The contractor is expected to make a reasonable effort toward the collection of data and entry of records. It is expected that approximately 1,000 new records and 500-1,000 older records will be entered on an annual basis, keeping the data current with the new literature and continuing to fill gaps in the older literature. Although these ranges are flexible, the Government reserves the right to inspect the progress of the data collection and monitor the contractor?s performance in this area.
The contractor shall submit an Annual Report, of which one copy each shall be sent to the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer?s Representative (COR). This contract will be for the personal services of the individuals designated in the contract in support of the Spaceline project. The contractor will be required to provide the best-qualified individuals available. All personnel hired for this project will be subject to the final approval of the COR and the Contracting Officer.
The contractor is expected to perform the requirements on an independent basis. Although direct supervision will be rare, the COR or designated government personnel may provide periodic direction and oversight of the project. Contractor personnel may work side by side with government personnel in certain areas of the project. Requests for solicitation packages must be received no later than 4:00 pm EST, April 11, 2003.
Original Point of Contact
Fred Hoffman, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 295-3923, Fax (301) 295-1716, Email fhoffman@usuhs.mil – Beverly Roberts, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-295-3868, Fax 301-295-1716, Email broberts@usuhs.mil
Place of Performance
Address: 7514 Wisconsin Ave. Bethesda, MD
Postal Code: 20814
