Purchase Order 75F40118P10173

This firm fixed price purchase order with Texas A&M University System Health Science Center Finance And Business Services Division extends the period of performance for an existing contract with the Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration. Valued at $671,436, the contract requires the prime contractor to develop selective dissolution procedures for smokeless tobacco products through August 2022. This will allow the FDA to measure the nicotine release profile of available smokeless tobacco products in the United States market and investigate the effects of changes to tobacco blend, formulation, pH and physical parameters, in order to establish a baseline for comparison and evaluation of product impacts on public health.