SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Scientific Assessment and Evaluation of Food Safety Risks Throughout the Food Suppy System From Farm to Fork
- Notice Date
- 6/18/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- 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, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-FDA1028829
- Response Due
- 6/25/2007
- Archive Date
- 7/10/2007
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability of any small businesses (especially veteran-owned, service disabled veteran-owned) having at least 8 years of experience to provide services for two kinds of scientific assessments: Comprehensive Risk Assessments and Technical Investigation and Analysis. The offeror shall address the specific questions developed by the Food and Drug Administration. The approach selected to address the topics identified by FDA for each Comprehensive Risk Assessment shall emphasize the essential components of 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 Risk Assessment, 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 Risk Assessment. The Comprehensive Risk Assessment must comply with OMB and HHS guidelines related to Information Quality (available at http://aspe.hhs.gov/infoquality/ ). Technical Investigation and Analysis of scientific information and data specific to food safety may be requested under the terms of this contract. Such investigations and analyses are expected to utilize approximately twenty (20%) percent of the contract resources. These investigations involve may include an evaluation of the validity of various data and information which could be subsequently used in a Comprehensive Risk Assessment or related scientific assessment to better understand the effectiveness of preventive measures to eliminate or minimize a food safety hazard. The focus of these investigations will be the evaluation and analysis of pre-existing data, and not on the generation of new data through the conduct of laboratory research efforts. Please note that this is not a solicitation. There is no solicitation document available at this time and no contract will be awarded based on this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for costs associated with responding to this announcement. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541690. Capability statement must provide the following: 1. Company name and address 2. Point of contact 3. Phone/fax/email 4. NAICS Codes 5. Business size and status 6. Capability information 7. Identify if you are also a veteran-owned, service disabled veteran-owned, HUB Zone or women-owned 8(a) business concern. Small business concerns that believe they can provide the capability necessary to successfully undertake the work described above should submit their capability statement electronically to patricia.wright@fda.hhs.gov not later than June 25, 2007.
- Record
- SN01321375-W 20070620/070618220259 (fbodaily.com)
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