Sources Sought Notice – Scientific Assessment and Evaluation of Food Safety Risks Throughout the Food Suppy System From Farm to Fork
General Information
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Document Type: Sources Sought Notice Solicitation Number: Reference-Number-FDA1028829 Posted Date: Jun 18, 2007 Original Response Date: Jun 25, 2007 Current Response Date: Jun 25, 2007 Original Archive Date: Jul 10, 2007 Current Archive Date: Jul 10, 2007 Classification Code: A — Research & Development Naics Code: 541690 — Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
Contrcting Office Address
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
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.
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