SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 9/11/2024 2:31:12 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 561410
— Document Preparation Services
- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH Bethesda MD 20892 US
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- NIH7066552
- Response Due
- 9/18/2024 7:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 10/03/2024
- Point of Contact
- van v holley, Phone: 3015949439
- E-Mail Address
-
holleyv@od.nih.gov
(holleyv@od.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- The National Institutes of Health, �Office of Nutrition Research intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, with BioCentric, LLC located at 13042 BlackBird Place, Fairfax, Virginia 22033 The National Institutes of Health, is seeking a contractor to provide medical writing and manuscript preparation and publication services. The Contractor shall work independently, and not as an agent of the Government to furnish services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities not otherwise provided by the Government. This contract will be for a follow on of an existing contract for a base year plus two option years. The Contractor will provide the following services: Coordinating with ONR authors and their co-authors; Assisting with writing, editing, and formatting manuscripts; Developing biomedical illustrations/graphics, tables, and figures; Identifying appropriate journals for manuscript submission; Liaising with journals including journal submissions, obtaining, and responding to journal inquires, and paying journal fees; and Ad hoc publication support including literature searches, development of abstracts, poster presentations, and oral presentations. For manuscript support, the Contractor will provide the following services: Assist in manuscript preparation for journal submission including: Proof-reading for content and editorial consistency; Formatting each review in appropriate journal style; Developing graphics, figures, charts, graphs, and tables as needed; and Including all references in the appropriate style via appropriate software (e.g., Endnote). Serve as the point of contact with the journal throughout the manuscript submission process Serve as the primary point of contact in responding to review comments including: Working with the lead authors and coordinating with journal staff in responding to specific content queries stemming from the journal review; Coordinating and collating the author responses; and Preparation of revised manuscripts including specific documentation outlining responses to reviewers' comments. Obtain requisite permissions for previously published figures/tables where needed. Obtain all signed permissions and author agreements from authors. Copy edit and proofread all materials. Perform other duties as needed to complete the publication submission, revision, and publication process (e.g., the processing of Open Access charges/fees). This is a notice of intent and is not a request for competitive quotes; however, any responsible source who can meet the same requirements listed above may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than September �18, 2024 10am, EST. Interest/capability statements may be sent to Ms Van Holley at holleyv@od.nih.gov . Capability statement must demonstrate and describe how the vendor meets all the requirements listed in this notice. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
- Zip Code: 20892
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN07206773-F 20240913/240911230117 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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