Description
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends to award a sole‑source, firm‑fixed‑price contract to Silverchair Science + Communications, LLC for the renewal of annual subscriptions and licenses for the ScholarOne Manuscripts platform and the Web of Science Reviewer Locator, which support the CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases journal’s electronic manuscript submission and peer‑review workflow. The contract will cover a one‑year base period (07/30/2026‑07/29/2027) with an optional second year. Interested parties may submit a capability statement within three calendar days of posting to demonstrate that they could provide an equivalent solution, though HHS expects to award to Silverchair.
• Required deliverables: annual subscription to ScholarOne Manuscripts and Web of Science Reviewer Locator.
• Platform must support full manuscript lifecycle: submission, peer‑review tracking, routing, reviewer recommendations, editorial communications, and post‑acceptance production workflows.
• Sole‑source justification: Silverchair is the only vendor with ownership of the ScholarOne platform and the necessary legacy configuration for the CDC journal.
• Contract type: firm‑fixed‑price, one‑year base with one‑year option.
• Potential competitors may only submit a capability statement; no competitive bidding is solicited.
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Contact
Matthew Fein(Contract Specialist)