Please list costs associated with Component 8, the CS direct submission service, in a separate section, as its implementation (and timing thereof) will be decided by the Governance Body in consideration of the productive development of the preprint ecosystem.
The direct submission service is already in production, so has no costs or necessary time lag for initial implementation. The GB will decide whether and when to offer direct submission. If the GB requires additional features for the submission service prior to service launch, then there will be some direct costs and time associated with development. Based on the requirements described in the RFA, it is unlikely that costs directly associated with ASAPbio’s minimal viable product requirements for submission only would exceed $150,000.