SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Peer Review Project
- Notice Date
- 8/2/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/Contracting, 100 North 6TH Street, Butler Square 5TH Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403
- ZIP Code
- 55403
- Solicitation Number
- AG-6395-S-16-0080
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2016
- Point of Contact
- Leah H. Schultz, Phone: 6123363625
- E-Mail Address
-
leah.h.schultz@aphis.usda.gov
(leah.h.schultz@aphis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), National Organic Program (NOP), is the organization responsible for activities relating to the development, implementation, and administration in accordance with the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA) and the USDA organic regulations. Key functions of the NOP include: • Developing, reviewing, implementing and interpreting the organic standards; • Enforcing organic production, handling, and labeling standards; and • Accrediting, auditing, and training third‐party organic certifying agents. The NOP is seeking sources to establish a peer review process to implement the peer review section (7 U.S.C. 6516) of the Organic Foods Production Act (OPFA). The NOP is establishing a peer review panel to satisfy OFPA requirements regarding peer review of certifying agents. The contractor shall establish a peer review panel to evaluate the NOP's polices processes and procedures for conformance to ISO/IEC 17011:2011 Conformity Assessment - General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies. The panel will report their findings in writing to the NOP Deputy Administrator and the National Organic Standards Board. The findings will be considered part of the NOP quality management system and the Deputy Administrator will make corrective actions to the NOP accreditation processes as necessary and appropriate. General activities to be conducted by the contractor include: • Select representative sample of accreditation decisions • Coordinate NOP and certifier documentation review by panel • Review accreditation procedures and decision documentation • Prepare draft and final peer review report, recommendations, and presentation The Government is seeking information from contractors as to their capabilities to successfully complete the tasks above. The intent is to issue a firm fixed price purchase order for one year. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541690 with a small business size standard of $15 million. The Government acknowledges that responses to this sources sought are not binding offers. The Government will not award a contract based on this Sources Sought Notice or the information received, nor will it reimburse participants for the information they provide. If you are an interested firm please provide the following information: 1) Size of business, including whether your company is a large or small business (and any socio-economic qualification), and a point of contact; 2) DUNS number and CAGE code; 3) A brief Statement of Capability (no more than five pages) which demonstrates the ability to meet the specialized work requirements above. Include any past performance information on contracts of similar size and scope and indicate the degree of work self-performed. Also include past performance references with names and phone numbers. All contractors must send responses electronically. Please respond to this Sources Sought by Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. CT. You must send your response to the attention of Leah Schultz by email to leah.h.schultz@aphis.usda.gov.
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