SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Assessment of food safety knowledge and behaviors of Hispanics and Non-Hispanics
- Notice Date
- 7/30/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541720
— Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, Maryland, 20857-0001
- ZIP Code
- 20857-0001
- Solicitation Number
- FDA-RFI-1117090
- Archive Date
- 8/14/2013
- Point of Contact
- Juana Quinteros, Phone: 3018276764
- E-Mail Address
-
Juana.Quinteros@fda.hhs.gov
(Juana.Quinteros@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- General Information: Document Type: SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Release Date: July 30, 2013 Response Date: August 6, 2013 at 4:30pm EST, via e-mail Contracting Office Address: Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Acquisition and Grant Services Description: Assessment of food safety knowledge and behaviors of Hispanics and non-Hispanics. NAICS Code: 541720-- Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities Background: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability of potential small businesses (e.g., 8(a), service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, and women-owned small business) in accordance with FAR 7.104(d). The potential small business will need to demonstrate the capability to perform all facets of the consumer collection data studies described below from initiation and conduct of the interviews through the questionnaire phase and data analyses phase. This request is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for any future solicitation. No official solicitation exists; therefore, please do not request a copy of a solicitation. If in the future an official solicitation is released, there is no guarantee that sources responding to this will be included on the source list. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. The FDA makes no implied or in fact contract by issuing this RFI. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the FDA's view of the information received. Do not send any material that requires a non-disclosure agreement or that may be business sensitive. Responses received that include a non-disclosure agreement or identify information that is business sensitive will not be accepted. Responses to this notice will not be returned. Mission and Objectives: The objective of this project is to collect consumer data to help answer the question of whether and how food safety knowledge and behaviors differ between Spanish-dominant Hispanics, English-speaking Hispanics, and non-Hispanics. Technical Capability Is your company capable of providing the following: Task 1: A kick-off meeting to discuss a proposed work plan, including a progress schedule; Task 2: A set of nine (9) cognitive interviews of adults on the Contractor's online panel, a majority of the interviews shall be with Spanish-dominant panelists, to help the Government evaluate and refine the Web questionnaire. The cognitive interviews shall be conducted by telephone; Task 3: Two waves of pretests with ninety (90) respondents per wave; each wave includes thirty (30) participants from each of the three population groups. By the end of the pretests, all algorithms and programs for sampling, survey administration, and data compilation shall be tested, validated and readied for launch of the Web experiment (Task 4). Task 4: A Web experiment of three population groups: one thousand (1,000) Spanish-dominant Hispanic adults (18 years or older), one thousand (1,000) English-dominant Hispanic adults, and one thousand (1,000) English-speaking non-Hispanic adults. *Tasks 3 and 4 shall not be performed until the Government receives clearance from FDA's Institutional Review Board (IRB) and from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). RFI Instructions: This is not an invitation for bid, request for proposal or other solicitation and in no way obligates FDA to award a contract. The sole intent of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain capabilities for set-aside and procurement planning purposes. Responses must identify the RFI number. Please do not provide marketing material. Please provide the follow Business information: 1. DUNS Number; 2. Company Name; 3. Company Address; 4. Company Point of Contact, phone number and email address; 5. Type of company under NAICS, as validated via the System for Award Management. Additional information on NAICS codes can be found at www.sba.gov. Any potential government contract must be registered on the SAM website located at http://www.sam.gov; 6. Corporate structure (corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, professional corporation, etc.); 7. Current GSA Schedules appropriate to this Sources Sought; 8. Current Government Wide Agency Contracts (GWACs); 9. Point of Contact, phone number and email address of individuals who can verify the demonstrated capabilities identified in the responses; 10. Responders should also include a statement about whether or not they have an approved Federal audited accounting system. If the responder has an approved accounting system, please provide the certification in which the accounting system was deemed adequate (e.g. the name of the audit agency and audit number). You may submit as an attachment, which will not count towards the overall page limit; Interested parties having the capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements may submit capability statements via email to Attn: Juana Quinteros, Contract Specialist at Juana.Quinteros@fda.hhs.gov. CAPABILITY STATEMENTS MUST DEMONSTRATE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED ABOVE. Please address each in order listed above. All capability statements shall be submitted via e-mail to the point of contact listed above. Responses shall be limited to 7 pages. Responses must be submitted no later than 8/6/13. Size of Business State whether your company is a large business, small business (and also state your under socioeconomic status), College/University, or a non-profit organization. Estimated Dollar Value Range Based on the government's mission, objectives, and scope of work, what dollar value range would you determine to be the most accurate rough estimate. Under $100,000.00 Over $100,000.00 and Under $150,000.00 Over $150,000.00 and Under $200,000.00
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy, College Park, Maryland, 20740, United States
- Zip Code: 20740
- Zip Code: 20740
- Record
- SN03131799-W 20130801/130730235959-dedc1832ed5566e7a48d035d9a7a5212 (fbodaily.com)
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