Indefinite Delivery Contract 75F40121D00031

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a civilian agency, has awarded a $35 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Data Quality Science, LLC, a small business based in Catonsville, Maryland. The IDIQ contract is for tobacco retailer inspection services in FDA Region 4, which covers several western U.S. states and territories. Under this IDIQ, the FDA has issued multiple delivery orders to Data Quality Science to conduct various types of inspections, including undercover buys, labeling audits, and compliance checks at tobacco retail outlets. This work supports the FDA's efforts to monitor and enforce retailer compliance with federal tobacco laws and regulations. Data Quality Science has also been awarded a separate $3 million IDIQ contract for tobacco inspection services specifically in Puerto Rico. These IDIQ vehicles allow the FDA to efficiently procure Data Quality Science's specialized expertise in tobacco compliance monitoring across multiple jurisdictions.

The original solicitation for these IDIQ contracts was a total small business set-aside issued under NAICS code 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. The solicitation aimed to employ commissionable inspectors, who must be health, food, or drug officers of the state or territory where the inspections occur, to assist the FDA in inspecting retail establishments that sell cigarettes and/or smokeless tobacco products, as well as other entities subject to the Tobacco Control Act. The potential contract values ranged from $3 million to $35 million per region over a five-year period, with the goal of covering approximately 450,000 tobacco retailers nationwide.