Publication of Clinical Infectious Diseases

This is a notice of intent, not a request for proposal. National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on other than full and open competition bases with Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016-4308 for publication of 8 articles that highlight the broad range of diagnostic, management prevention and surveillance issues on Tuberculosis (TB) surrounding HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected adults and children globally. These articles must be published and distributed in the Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID). The journal must work with the authors to ensure that the 8 publications are proofed and that the correct articles, diagrams, pictures, and charts are sourced according to internationally recognized copyright provisions. The medical journal will allow other authors in the medical field to cite research made available in this article for their research and or publication according to international copyright agreements. Oxford University Press is the leading publication on Clinical Infectious Diseases and the only known source to provide the maximum dissemination to the widest audience relevant to the subject of this manuscript. It is the only company capable of fulfilling the requirements. Oxford University Press is the sole publisher and provider of the journals for Infectious diseases. This limits the availability to a sole source. A solicitation document will not be issued and proposals will not be accepted. The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 253 ( C ) (1) As implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one source available. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. All responsible sources that can provide these services may request a response that will be considered. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration to the Government with solicitation number referenced in the subject line. To submit in writing, by email to Marilyn Parker at Apolitom@Niaid.Nih.Gov, by 3:00pm, Eastern Time, Tuesday, April 7, 2015. All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination not to complete this requirement based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.