Indefinite Delivery Contract 75F40119D10030

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a civilian federal agency, awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Computer Evidence Specialists, LLC (CES) for $26 million to provide third-party retail compliance and enforcement inspections across Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the United States and its territories. This total small business set-aside contract has an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2024 and enables the FDA to issue delivery orders to CES, a minority-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned small business located in St. Augustine, Florida, to conduct on-site inspections of tobacco retailers, advertising/labeling reviews, and other regulatory compliance activities in support of the agency's mission. Under this IDC, CES has been awarded multiple delivery orders ranging from approximately $200,000 to over $1 million for inspections in specific states and regions, including Ohio, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, to be performed from the contractor's Florida facility.

The original solicitation, which was set aside for total small businesses under NAICS code 541990, sought contractors with commissionable state health, food, or drug inspectors to assist the FDA in examining retail establishments that sell cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products, as well as surveilling other entities subject to the Tobacco Control Act. The contracts are intended to provide the FDA with comprehensive coverage of approximately 450,000 tobacco retailers nationwide through a combination of undercover buys, compliance checks, and data reporting to ensure adherence to federal regulations.