The contractor shall, on a work assignment basis, provide logistical support for NIDA's science meetingsincluding, in part, the making of travel arrangements for non-federal participants, reserving meeting roomspace and arranging for audiovisual equipment, writing and developing various materials for publication, andreimbursing non-federal participants for their travel and per diem as well as compensating non-federalparticipants through an attendance and authorship honoraria. In addition, the contractor shall ensure thatNIDA's research programs continue to be of high quality and are responsive to the needs of those affected bydrug abuse. NIDA requires meetings of prominent scientists from the chemical, biomedical, clinical, andpsychological sciences as well as experts from other pertinent fields such as prevention and treatment, toreview accomplishments in ongoing research activities, to disseminate research findings, and to participate inthe identification of new areas that require investigation. This contract will ensure that high quality meetingsare arranged and fully supported from meeting inception through completion, which may include thedevelopment of publications.