SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Chemical Signal Detection - Attachment: SOW
- Notice Date
- 7/20/2014
- 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, Maryland, 20857-0001
- ZIP Code
- 20857-0001
- Solicitation Number
- FDA-14-223-1132869
- Archive Date
- 8/8/2014
- Point of Contact
- James Scott Rawls, Phone: 8705437540
- E-Mail Address
-
james.rawls@fda.hhs.gov
(james.rawls@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Attachment 2: Appendix B to SOW Attachment 1: Appendix A to SOW Attachment: SOW MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL SOLICITATION This is a sources sought notice (SSN) to determine the availability and capability of small businesses to provide Early Warning of Potential Chemical Contaminants in Regulated Products. However, the Government will consider responses from large vendors as well, but larger vendors should clearly identify if subcontracting opportunities exist for small business concerns. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services; Small Business Size standard is $14.0 in millions of dollars. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Background: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is conducting market research to support the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN). CFSAN is piloting a process to better identify and detect potential chemical signals (or emerging chemical hazards or newly recognized risks from known chemical hazards) in food, dietary supplements, food and color additives, and cosmetics. The goal is to be more proactive in identifying and monitoring emerging issues - rather than reacting to issues after they occur. A major component of the chemical signal detection process is the collection and data mining of large sets of incoming information and data. The data sources and information are diverse and wide-ranging. These different data sources may serve different purposes; e.g., import data, reports of chronic and acute adverse reactions, consumer reports, exposure and data programs, social media, research repositories and bibliographies, etc. Potential sources include: • Scientific meeting abstracts • National Library of Medicine Scan press, use google news and Lexis/Nexis • Scan Wikipedia pages on relevant chemicals/products/processes for new changes (get alert when a change occurs) • Canadian Chemical Hot list, EU COSING, and other authoritative lists of chemicals of concern • PETNET, AAFCO • TOXCAST data and results from high throughput methods • eLEXNET • REACH, NTP, NCTR, Prop 65, IARC, heavy metals database for seafood, MSDS, UN GHS and other relevant databases, occupational data (ACGIH), water monitoring data (from EPA, state, etc.), law enforcement databases, military databases, court case data, RAMS, NEISS (in addition to sources listed in document) • NHANES in conjunction with trends, health outcome data • USP, NSF, ACC, Pharma Statement of Need: The purpose of this project is to provide CFSAN with early warning of potential chemical contaminants in CFSAN-regulated products, including potential or emerging public health risks. This is a unique requirement given that many systems focus only on the presence of a contaminant, not on the potential risk. Toward that purpose, the contractor will provide curated data, as well as a summary report based on their own expert (in food safety, chemistry, toxicology, microbiology) analysis of that data. Data and analysis will be transmitted on a periodic basis to CFSAN in a format that will allow further analysis by CFSAN experts. This is not a request for a database or IT platform, but rather for data and analysis from a framework that mines various relevant sources. Statement of Work (SOW): See the following attachments to this SSN posting: • Main SOW Document: FDA-14-223-1132869 - SOW - Attachment.pdf • Appendix A to SOW: FDA-14-223-1132869 - SOW - Appendix A.pdf • Appendix B to SOW: FDA-14-223-1132869 - SOW - Appendix B.pdf Period of Performance: Two years after receipt of purchase order (one base year, plus one option year). Responses to this SSN shall, at a minimum, provide capability statements to include current in-house capability and capacity to meet this requirement and a list of three prior completed projects of the same nature within the past three (3) years, including date(s) of sale, description, dollar value, client name, client address, client point of contact name, client point of contact mailing address, client point of contact phone number, and client point of contact email address. Respondents shall indicate DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), VOSDB, HUBZone, etc.) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code identified in this notice. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, not identified in the response. Capability statements are due in person, by postal mail or email to the point of contact listed below on or before July 24, 2014, by 17:00 hours (Central Standard Time in Jefferson, Arkansas), at the Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions & Grants Services, Attn: James "Scott" Rawls, 3900 NCTR Road, HFT-320, Jefferson, AR 72079-9502 or email james.rawls@fda.hhs.gov. Reference FDA-14-223-1132869. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/FDA/DCASC/FDA-14-223-1132869/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: HHS/FDA/CFSAN, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, Maryland, 20740, United States
- Zip Code: 20740
- Zip Code: 20740
- Record
- SN03431188-W 20140722/140721020202-59d2176a8779e0bf1703282fca439bb2 (fbodaily.com)
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