Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Procurement and Grants Office, SECTION II, 2920 Brandywine Road, Mailstop K-69, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146

Q -- PRODUCE A PHYSICIAN EDUCATION COMPONENT OF THE FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE (FSI) BY INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS SOL 1999Q00192 DUE 071299 POC Andrew B. Kegler, Purchasing Agent, (770) 488-2639 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to negotiate with and award a contract to the American Medical Association, Department of Preventive Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. The award will be made on a sole source basis for professional services for the vendor to produce a physician education component of the Food Safety Initiative (FSI) that will increase awareness of the issues of foodborne illness among physicians in the U.S. An integral part of the overall food safety initiative is providing food safety education to a variety of audiences: consumers (the general public and specific groups at risk for foodborne illness); public-health professionals and physicians; retail food-service, and institutional food preparers; veterinarians, animal and other food producers, and food-transportation workers. This challenge is to create educational messages that address the risks relevant to each audience throughout the food chan. Research and risk assessment are important elements identifying these risks and devising appropriate messages. The initiative also seeks to further collaboration between public and private organizations and to improve coordination within the government as we work toward our common goal of improving the safety of the nations food supply. This requirement falls under SIC code 8733. Other that full and open competition is authorized pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1),FAR 6.302-1. The minimum qualifications of vendor include, but are not limited to the following: Have a Ph.D. in the academic field relating to veterinary medicine or health sciences, and have access to relevant materials, such as bibliographic sources and a university library with extensive sources in food safety. Qualified vendors have 15 days from date of this synopsis to submit a capability statement delineating their ability to provide these services. Such qualifications will be used solely for the purpose of determinating whether or not to conduct this procurement on a full and open competition basis. Documents may be mailed to the above address or by facsimile at 770 488-2671. No solicitation document exists. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 06/24/99 (I-SN346888). (0175)

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