Scientific consultant writer services
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 7571PS26Q00114
- Agency
- Not on record
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- Rockville, Maryland 20857, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Mission Acquisition Solutions, on behalf of the National Institute on Aging, intends to award a non-competitive sole-source purchase order for Scientific Consultant Writer Services to David M. Wilson III, Ph.D., with quotations due September 1, 2026. This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source conducted under FAR 6.302-1 and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Threshold Procedures; the requirement value is under $350,000.
Place of performance is the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore, Maryland (with contractor location in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium). The contractor must hold a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree and demonstrate exceptional English writing skills with a proven track record of high-quality peer-reviewed publications and prior experience as a scientist overseeing a research program. Experience in age-related research and the Hallmarks of Aging is preferred. The estimated level of effort is 14–17 hours per month on average.
The base period runs September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, with four optional one-year extension periods through August 31, 2031. Work includes scientific writing and consulting for the NIA Intramural Research Program and Longitudinal Study Section, encompassing research and clinical projects in aging, neuroscience, aging biology, and translational gerontology. Deliverables include input on competitive opportunities and internal grants, technical guidance on abstracts, manuscripts, funding proposals, scientific protocols, literature searches, figures and presentation slides, and identification of technological solutions related to aging and age-related diseases, particularly the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. The contractor must submit weekly written progress reports, maintains no travel authorization, and the NIA retains unlimited rights to all deliverables. NAICS code is 541990; PSC code is R499.
Notice text
THIS IS A NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS/ SOLICITATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Mission Acquisition Solutions (OMAS) on behalf of the National Institute on Aging, (NIA), intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a non-competitive sole source basis without providing for full and open competition to David M. Wilson III, Ph.D., Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of Intent to Sole Source.pdf | ||
| STATEMENT OF WORK.pdf |
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