Engineering Analysis Laboratory Services

Award Date 9/18/2018
Last Date To Order 9/19/2023
Shared Ceiling $2.5M
Contract Type
Master IDIQ
Predecessor
Not listed
Successors

The Engineering Analysis Laboratory Services (EALS) Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA), focuses on providing specialized engineering and laboratory analysis services for electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and other newly deemed tobacco products. The contract vehicle enables the FDA to procure scientific research and technical assessment services to support regulatory efforts around emerging tobacco technologies. Specifically, the contract supports detailed technical and design parameter investigations of novel tobacco-related products to inform regulatory decision-making and public health policy.

Under this contract vehicle, Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International has been a prominent prime contractor, winning multiple delivery orders with values ranging from approximately $168,000 to $237,000. The task orders demonstrate a consistent focus on engineering analysis of specific tobacco product design characteristics, such as wicking rate and other design parameters of electronic cigarettes. The delivery orders are typically firm fixed-price contracts without specific small business set-aside designations, suggesting open competition among qualified research organizations. While the current data reflects task orders awarded to RTI International, the contract appears designed to support multiple prime contractors in conducting specialized laboratory and engineering research for the FDA's tobacco product regulatory initiatives, with a clear emphasis on scientific and technical assessment services.

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