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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 12, 2004 FBO #0898
SOLICITATION NOTICE

A -- Analysis and Review of Topics in the Areas of Food Safety, Food Security, Food Processing and Human Health

Notice Date

5/10/2004
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, MD, 20857-0001
 

ZIP Code

20857-0001
 

Solicitation Number

223-04-2503
 

Response Due

6/24/2004
 

Archive Date

7/9/2004
 

Point of Contact

Ed Arnold, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 827-7161, Fax (301) 827-7151, - Hamilton Brown, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 827-7043, Fax (301) 827-7101,
 

E-Mail Address

earnold@oc.fda.gov, hbrown@oc.fda.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, has a requirement for the study, evaluation, review, technical investigation and analysis of current and emerging knowledge and technology in selected areas of food processing, food safety, food security, and human health issues. Three kinds of analysis/reviews shall be requested under the terms of this contract: Comprehensive Reviews, Abbreviated Reviews, and Technical Investigation and Analysis for Potential Solutions. The successful contractor shall be responsible for providing comprehensive reviews in the subject scientific areas and shall emphasize the essential components of an independent scientific review and evaluation. The approach selected to address the topics identified by FDA for each Comprehensive Review shall emphasize the essential components of an independent scientific review and evaluation. Every effort shall be made to minimize bias in the review of scientific information. The final reports shall carefully document divergent scientific opinions. The contractor shall prepare, within sixty days of initiation of each Comprehensive Review, a detailed Scientific Plan that describes a reasonable approach to address the scientific questions posed by FDA. This plan shall take into account the complexities of the issues raised. A project schedule shall be included in the Plan to indicate how the contractor shall organize the work to be performed for each Comprehensive Review. In addition some abbreviated reviews are anticipated requiring rapid response and analysis and summaries of emerging issues in selected topics. Abbreviated Reviews are intended to provide FDA with rapid analysis and summaries of emerging issues in the areas of food safety and health; they are normally completed within one to six months. Requests for Abbreviated Reviews of selected topics shall be interspersed during the life of the contract. The contractor shall prepare a written report summarizing the review and the conclusions or recommendations reached. The basic types of Abbreviated Review activities that may be requested by FDA: ?Quick Response Actions on Request? shall address specific scientific issues such as the scientific merit of research proposals, new research, food processing and technological developments, and food safety and security concerns. Predictive Response shall provide perspectives on issues in the field of food safety and security for approaching scientific areas of science evaluation, which are relevant to FDA?s mission. Technical investigation and analysis of potential solutions to specific food safety or food security issues shall be requested under the terms of this contract. These investigations involve a review of the food processing systems and activities and determination and validation of the preventive measures that can be applied by industry, particularly small and medium business, to eliminate or minimize a food safety hazard or food security vulnerability. The contractor must have state-of-the-art knowledge on relevant scientific issues relating to food processing, food safety, food security, and human health. The contractor must have a multidisciplinary scientific based organization that has experience and sufficient scientific expertise necessary to conduct research in the areas mentioned above. It is anticipated that this requirement will result in an ID/IQ multi-year contract with task orders. Many of the resulting task orders may be for research relating to bio-terrorism and or counter terrorism issues. Because of the security issues involved in conducting this type of research it will be necessary to classify these projects as secret or top-secret. It should be noted that any offeror interested in this procurement must possess the ability to obtain the necessary security clearances if they receive the contract. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. Technical questions may be sent to the Contract Specialist, e-mail address or fax number contained herein, until fifteen (15) days after issuance of the RFP. No responses to questions will be given after that date. (See Numbered Note 1) THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY ONLY. The Request for Proposal will be available and may be accessed through the FedBizOpps (URL: http://www.fedbizopps.gov) 15 or more calendar days after the issuance of this synopsis. OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTINELY CHECKING THIS WEBSITE FOR ANY POSSIBLE SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS THAT MAY BE ISSUED. NO INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATION OF ANY AMENDMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD

Zip Code: 20740

Country: US
 

Record

SN00583041-W 20040512/040510211746 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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