SAM #75N98026SSN00756

NIH Seeks Small Business Solutions for Integrated Journal Submission and Hosting Platform

This opportunity seeks small business input for developing and hosting a comprehensive online journal platform for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), specifically for the Journal of Replication and Reproducibility (JRR). - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO), Specialized Scientific Information Technology Division (SSIT) - Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI), Office of Replication and Reproducibility (ORR) - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; the requirement is open to all qualified small businesses. - Products/Services Requested: - Development and hosting of a diamond open-access, fully integrated journal submission, manuscript review, and web publishing/hosting platform - Platform must support: - Manuscript submission and peer review - Preprint posting - Single-source XML publishing - Hosting of code repositories and containerized compute environments - Continuous publication workflow - Accessibility compliance (WCAG 2.2 AA) - Robust web hosting with 99.95% uptime - Support for various file types, social media integration, mobile responsiveness - Customizable user interface, full-text search, taxonomy support, related article linking - Customer administration portal, email alerts, usage statistics, and customer support - Estimated publication volume: 20-40 articles in the first year - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Diamond open-access model (no fees for authors or readers) - Platform must be separately hosted (third-party solution) - Must provide global access and support for code/software sharing - Emphasis on accessibility, continuous publication, and integration with modern research workflows - No specific part numbers or product quantities are listed.

Description

This announcement constitutes a Small Business Sources Sought Notice (SSN) being issued under NAICS Code 513120 - Periodical Publishers. This is NOT a solicitation. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract.

The basic objective is to obtain a fully integrated journal submission, manuscript review, and web publishing/hosting platform for the website on a third-party, separately hosted journals-publishing platform.

The Government requests responses from all interested Small Business concerns. Interested vendors are encouraged to submit tailored capability statements and provide responses to any questions contained herein.

Please see attached Sources Sought Notice 75N98026SSN00756 and Attachment 1 – Draft PWS.

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