MWSA is soliciting proposals for the following:

Solicitation: Request for Proposals (RFP) 012024

Title: Reflections: Service to our Country

Opening Date: 12/01/24

Closing Date: 01/31/2025

Download: http://www.mwsadispatches.com/mwsa-news

Scope of Work:

About MWSA

MWSA is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation to support military writers. The purposes of the organization are to help military service members, veterans, their families, supporters, and historians record history and the complexities of military life, and to encourage writing as therapy. The organization focuses on using the writing of MWSA members to educate the general public, students, and the military community.

MWSA Anthologies

In past years, MWSA has compiled and published multiple themed anthologies (see Anthologies — Military Writers Society of America). These anthologies offer MWSA’s writers opportunities to have their work published and allow MWSA members to read other members’ shorter works. The theme for the MWSA 2025 Anthology is Reflections: Service to Our Country.

Member Submission Requirements

Stories and poems must be written by MWSA members and have not been published previously. They may be fiction or non-fiction. Authors will grant a one-time right to publish in the anthology with all rights other than the anthology publication remaining with each author. The maximum word count is 3000 words. Graphics, maps, and photographs to which authors have the permission may be included with their work with proper attribution and within the publisher’s specifications. In accordance with the MWSA Ethics Policy, MWSA cannot accept submissions that include politically, religiously, or racially biased or anti-U.S./U.S. military material.

Contract Performance Work Statement

This MWSA RFP seeks proposals from experienced individuals and businesses to provide services to compile, format, and publish MWSA’s 2025 Anthology. Specific services will include:

1. Managing the project to include schedules, communications with MWSA, and cost management.

2. Compiling stories, poems, and images from MWSA authors. The anthology should be approximately 300 pages in final format.

3. Formatting of anthology to include individual stories and poems, graphics, front matter, back matter, front and back covers, and spine.

4. Coordinating final edit with MWSA technical rep and MWSA leadership.

5. Publishing anthology in eBook and in paperback.

Anthology to be completed for distribution at the MWSA Annual Conference tentatively scheduled for September 2025.

Proposal Instructions

Please provide your proposals for this project including the following:

1. Description of how you will accomplish tasks 1 – 5 in the Scope of Work including project management.

2. Past experience you have with similar projects in the past ten years. Include links to three projects if available.

3. Two work reference points of contact (name, email, and phone number).

4. Any additional information the proposal evaluators should take into consideration.

5. Your price quote. This is a firm fixed price contract.

Email proposals to the Technical Contacts listed below by 01/31/25.

Technical Contact: Bob Doerr, MWSA Anthology Chair, anthology@mwsa.co

Procurement Contact: Hugh Simpson, Treasurer, treasurer@mwsa.co