Respiratory Protective Devices Compliance 2012-2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health awarded this Master IDIQ on September 12, 2012 for on-site compliance audit services of respirator manufacturers to assess conformance to quality control requirements under approval regulations. Ordering closed on September 30, 2017, and this vehicle is no longer active.

The work encompasses audit planning, on-site assessment visits, and reporting of audit results at manufacturer facilities. All 54 task orders issued under the vehicle were firm fixed price, unrestricted competitive awards with no set-asides. Task orders ranged from $1,250 to $48,000 in obligated value, typically spanning three to twelve months of performance. The combined potential value of $1.3 million has been fully obligated. Orders were concentrated in 2015 with 14 awards; activity declined to 8 orders each in 2016 and 2017 as the vehicle approached its ordering deadline.

Competition is highly concentrated between two primes. Brand Consulting Group, Inc. won 30 orders totaling $690 thousand in potential value, while Amtivo (USA) Inc. captured 24 orders worth $609 thousand. These two firms account for 100 percent of awarded task orders and combined potential value. All orders funded CDC Pittsburgh's respirator compliance program; no other agencies placed work under this vehicle.

This vehicle is now closed to new ordering and represents a historical record of CDC's use of contractor support for respirator manufacturer audits during a five-year period. Firms seeking similar work should monitor CDC solicitations for successor compliance audit vehicles, as the 2012–2017 term has expired.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory has awarded a Master IDIQ for performing on-site compliance audit services of respirator manufacturers in order to assess conformance to the quality control requirements of the approval regulations. Activities include the steps of audit planning, on-site visit and assessment, and reporting of audit results.