A presidential commission established in 2009 to advise the White House on bioethical issues is reaching out for PR support for public meetings and the release of reports.
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, established by executive order by President Obama in November 2009, is currently engaged in three key issues: privacy of human genome sequence data, development of medical countermeasures for children, and neuroscience and related ethical issues.
The group of presidential appointees draw from backgrounds in law, science, engineering and bioethics, among other fields and meet quarterly. Two meetings (Chicago and D.C.) and two reports are expected this year.
The commission, via RFP, seeks a PR contractor to advise its executive director and communications director on media relations, talking points, digital communications and other endeavors.
A one-year contract with two options years is expected through the Dept. of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Md.
The commission is also currently accepting applications for a communications assistant position.
Proposals are due Aug. 15. Details on the RFP are at fbo.gov.