Science and Publishing Network REPORT EDITING

This is a notice of intent to ¿solicit from a single source¿.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), intends to negotiate a purchase order with John S. Williams, sole proprietor, for report editing of scientific output of hydrologic science as described in the attached Statement of Work.

Award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) and the procedures at FAR Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 entitled, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. John Williams, sole proprietor, is, to the USGS¿ knowledge, the only source who has familiarity with USGS science, SPN publication forms and protocols. John S. Williams is a retired USGS hydrologist with extensive knowledge of USGS Series Reports publishing. John Williams served as a Reports Specialist, editing text, mentoring authors, and formatting Open File Reports for publication until his retirement in 2017.

The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation by the closing date of this announcement which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government.

The NAICS code for this action is 561410 Editing services.

Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to [email protected] and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than August 18, 2021.

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