CDC Typefi Orion Cloud Teams Software Licenses and Implementation
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Special Notice from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR), for work in Bethesda, Maryland. Due Nov 12, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC-5), 6 days left.
| Solicitation number | 75D301-27-Q-79332 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR) |
| Office | Omas Strategic Buying Center - Information Technology |
| Notice type | Special Notice |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Other Computer Related Services (541519) |
| Product or service code | 7A21 |
| Place of performance | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Posted | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 12, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC-5) (6 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
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Description
NOTICE OF INTENT (NOI) – Typefi Orion Cloud Teams Software Licenses and Implementation Product Service Code (PSC): 7A21 NAICS Code: 541519 Place of Performance: Online software access supporting CDC, Atlanta, GA 30329-4018 Solicitation Number: 75D301-27-Q-79332 Description This is a Notice of Intent, not a separate request for quote. The Government’s solicitation for this requirement is provided through the associated combined synopsis/solicitation.
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Mission Acquisition Solutions (OMAS), on behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Office of the Director (OD), intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract to Typefi Systems, Inc. for Typefi Orion Cloud Teams software licenses, implementation services, and support.
The purpose of this requirement is to replace the Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) journal’s legacy eXtyles editorial-production software and support its manuscript editing, reference validation, metadata preparation, and publication-production workflows. According to Typefi’s November 3, 2026 sole-source letter, eXtyles has been discontinued by its owner, John Wiley & Sons (Wiley).
The requirement includes 12 Typefi Orion Cloud Teams user licenses, onboarding and implementation services, a Wiley royalty, training, and technical support. Required capabilities include Orion for Word/Server integration; SmartReplace for automated editorial cleanup; SmartReference for reference validation, correction, and duplicate-reference checking; Harvard-to-Vancouver citation conversion; PubMed and CrossRef deposit capabilities; and JATS XML export.
These capabilities support preparation of author-created Microsoft Word documents for publication, including application of editorial styles, automated rule-based edits, validation of references and citations, and production of structured XML for EID’s publishing workflow. The anticipated base period of performance is November 18, 2026, through November 17, 2027. The requirement also includes four annual subscription option periods, exercisable at the Government’s discretion.
Justification for Single Source Typefi Systems, Inc. is the proposed single source for Typefi Orion licenses, implementation services, and support. The requirement supports migration from EID’s legacy eXtyles editorial-production software while preserving compatibility with existing editorial configurations and publishing requirements. In its November 3, 2026 sole-source letter, Typefi Systems, Inc. states that the Typefi group of companies developed Orion and owns its intellectual property.
Typefi Systems, Inc. holds the exclusive license to sell Orion in the Americas. The letter further states that no unaffiliated reseller, distributor, or other third party is authorized to sell Orion. Typefi also states that Orion is the only solution authorized by Wiley to import existing eXtyles data and configurations, including Auto-Redact dictionaries, article types, metadata, paragraph styles, and citation settings.
Typefi holds an exclusive license from Wiley for the eXtyles source code. Orion integrates with Typefi’s Edifix reference-processing service to format, correct, and link references against CrossRef and PubMed. According to Typefi, Edifix uses the same reference-processing engine that powered eXtyles, supporting consistency during migration.
Edifix itself is available to other products through a third-party application programming interface and is not asserted to be exclusive to Orion. The proposed acquisition addresses EID’s requirement for the combined editorial automation, authorized migration, reference-processing, and JATS XML export capabilities described above. Authority This acquisition is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, including FAR 12.102(a), as implemented by applicable HHS FAR Overhaul deviations.
For acquisitions valued at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, the Contracting Officer must document the decision that only one source is available and the basis for that decision. Submission of Capability Statements Interested parties capable of providing the same or similar products or services must submit a capability statement electronically. Responses will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Capability statements must demonstrate the ability to provide Typefi Orion Cloud Teams licenses and associated services or an equivalent solution capable of meeting the Government’s editorial-production requirements. Responses must address support for 12 users; Microsoft Word/Server integration; automated editorial cleanup; reference validation, correction, and duplicate-reference checking; Harvard-to-Vancouver citation conversion; PubMed and CrossRef deposit capabilities; and JATS XML export.
Capability statements must also explain the proposed approach to migrating existing eXtyles data and configurations, maintaining compatibility with EID’s editorial-production workflow, and providing implementation, training, and ongoing technical support. Respondents proposing Typefi Orion must provide evidence of authorization to supply the required licenses and services. This procurement is subject to FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (APR 1984) Funds are not presently available for this contract.
The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until t
The description continues in the official notice.
Contracting contact
- Vera Nordalm · [email protected] · (301) 348-3592
- Em'Ria Briscoe · [email protected] · (301) 348-3512
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