Amendment_1_Response_to_Vendor_Inquiries_02022016.pdf

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Amendment #1 Response to Vendor Inquiries

Dated February 2, 2016

FBO Pre-solicitation/Notice of Intent to Sole Source NIHLM2016746SRE

Project Title:

Special Supplemental Journal Issue on

"Self-Regulation of Appetite - It's Complicated"

Q1. As the supplement will be published by Obesity journal, will the contractor be responsible for laying out page proofs and printing the copy, or will this be carried out by Obesity’s publisher? In other words, do we price out these functions, or only the editorial aspects of the project?

Response: The subject special supplemental journal issue will be published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. and not the Obesity journal. The publisher (Contractor) will be responsible for performing all aspects of the requirement.

Q2. Is this a follow-on requirement? If so, could you please provide the incumbent contract number for this opportunity? If not, is this a new requirement?

Response: This is a new requirement to sole source to John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

Per Pre-solicitation/Notice of Intent to Sole Source FBO NIHLM2016746SRE, please note this is not a Request for Proposals (RFP), nor is a RFP available;

however, all responsive sources may submit a proposal in a timely manner which will be considered by NLM. Firms interested in responding to this notice must be able to provide the referenced service as specified in FBO NIHLM2016746SRE as well as meet the specified criteria noted.