Investigating the effects of nicotine pouch flavors on abuse liability in smokeless tobacco users.
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 75F40122F19005
- Awardee
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Battelle Memorial Institute UEI F125YU6SWK59
- Awarding agency
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Food and Drug Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Obligated
- $1,886,595
Award facts
- Contract value 98% obligated
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- $1,886,595.00 Current, with exercised options
- $1,923,145.00 Potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 2 offers Multiple Award, Fair Opportunity
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Baltimore, MD 21209, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Service Contract Inventory FAR subpart 4.17
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Modification | $1,783,582 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $103,013 |
About this award
The Food and Drug Administration awarded Battelle Memorial Institute a $1.92M firm fixed price delivery order on September 22, 2022, to investigate the effects of nicotine pouch flavors on abuse liability in smokeless tobacco users. The research will be conducted in Baltimore, Maryland, with an ultimate completion date of May 30, 2026. This contract received no set-aside designation, reflecting Battelle's competitive selection through full and open competition. The award supports FDA's regulatory mission to evaluate tobacco product characteristics that may influence consumer use patterns and public health outcomes.
Battelle engaged two major subcontractors to support the research effort. Virginia Commonwealth University, awarded a subcontract on January 19, 2023, will evaluate the impact of tobacco products on human behavior, leveraging the institution's extensive expertise in biomedical research and substance use disorder studies. Montrose Environmental Group, Inc., selected as a subcontractor on September 12, 2023, will provide analytical services and chemical analysis of tobacco-derived nicotine pouches, drawing on the firm's established experience conducting machine smoking and laboratory testing for tobacco products. This collaborative research structure combines Battelle's comprehensive scientific and technical capabilities with specialized academic and analytical expertise to address FDA's regulatory science needs regarding nicotine product characteristics and potential abuse liability factors.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 75F40122F19005?
75F40122F19005 was awarded to Battelle Memorial Institute by Food and Drug Administration (Department of Health and Human Services) on September 22, 2022.
How much is contract 75F40122F19005 worth?
The government has obligated $1,886,595 on 75F40122F19005. Its potential value, with all options, is $1,923,145.
Is contract 75F40122F19005 an order under another contract?
Yes. 75F40122F19005 is a delivery order under HHSF223201710040I, an indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract 75F40122F19005 competed?
The extent of competition for 75F40122F19005 was full and open competition. The government received 2 offers.
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