Draft Food Form SOW_07222020.pdf

(Contract Number: TBD)

CFSAN Statement of Work

Title: Food and Nutrition Board Food Forum

1. Background

The Food Forum was established in 1993 as a mechanism for diverse groups to discuss food, food safety, food technology, nutrition, and food science issues and to identify possible approaches for addressing these issues by taking into consideration the often-complex interactions among industry, academia, regulatory agencies and consumers. In the past, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) provided funds to the National Academy of Science (NAS), Institute of Medicine (IOM) to support the Food Forum.

Examples of technical areas that the Food Forum attendees have been exploring in its discussions include:

• Sustainable Diets: Food for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet

• The Human Microbiome, Diet, and Health

• Leveraging food technology for obesity prevention

• Reducing the rates of nutrition-related risk factors for chronic disease

• Optimizing health through improved nutrition

• Development of dietary guidance for non-nutrient dietary components

• Providing healthy and safe foods for older adults

• Reducing sodium in foods

• Front-of-pack nutrition labeling

• Managing food safety practices from farm to table

• Use of nanotechnology in food products

• Nutrition standards for foods in schools

• Applications and validation of biomarkers and surrogate endpoints

• Nutritional risk assessment: methods and data challenges

The Food Forum provides a meeting ground at which representatives from government, industry, academia, and public interest groups can openly communicate about nutrition, food safety and cosmetics issues. Where applicable, members have been chosen for their professional perspective as well as their scientific credentials.

The Food Forum meetings are designed to identify high-priority problems and issues, improve understanding of their causes, and pursue possible approaches for resolving them. At the conclusion of a meeting, the Forum Project director, in consultation with the Forum Chair and membership, prepares an agenda for the next meeting. In setting the agenda and priories for the Forum, the members consider criteria such as the magnitude of the public health problem, the extent of member interest in the issue, and the unique contribution the Forum can make relative to other activities being conducted by their public or private agencies. Final decisions for the agenda are based on the Food Forum deliberations and on the availability of Forum members and invited outside attendees.

2. Scope

Independently and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish the necessary materials, services, facilities, and otherwise do all things necessary for or incident to the performance of the work set forth herein.

2.1 The Contractor shall provide quarterly reports (every three (3) months) on the status of all planned activities and names of participants who are involved in the work of the Forum.

2.2 The contractor shall provide copies of all reports and proceedings from the Forum directly to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

3.3 The Contractor shall provide a final report which details all activities under the contract. The final report shall be publicly available.

3. Deliverables

The Contractor shall deliver the following reports to the COR.

Deliverables Table

Task Number

Description

Quantity Projected Completion Date

3.1 Quarterly Reports One (1)

Every three (3) months

3.2 All Reports and Proceedings (such as

workshops, briefs, short reports)

One (1)

TBD

3.3 Final Report One (1)

Date

4. Government-Furnished Property, Material, Equipment, or Information (GFP, GFM, GFE, or GFI)

N/A

5. Contractor Provided Special Material Requirements

6. Security

N/A

7. Travel

8. Other Considerations

Release of Information:

Workshops may result in a report of the workshop proceedings that will be disseminated to agency and food industry sponsors, scientists, academicians, and consumer groups.

The report will not contain advice or recommendations from the Forum regarding government policy or any other matters. Disclaimers shall be included that the individual views described therein are those of the speakers or presenters and not those of the National Academies. The workshop summaries are subject to the National Research Council (NRC) report review process.

9. Place of Performance

The participation of federal government representatives in the Food Forum, performance shall occur at the contractor’s site, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC.

The Contractor shall conduct virtual meetings through the internet or other electronic means in lieu of an in-person meeting per individual requirement. The Project officer/COR will notify the Contractor of such plans in a timely manner and disclose clear directions as to the logistical details of the “virtual” or “hybrid” meeting, including how participants can remotely access and participate in, at such meeting.

10. Holidays and Government Closures

Deliverables due on a Saturday, Sunday, or the following Federal holidays shall be due on the following business day.

New Year’s Day Martin Luther King Day President’s Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day

Veteran’s Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day

In the event of inclement weather when the Federal government is closed, the Contractor is not required to provide on-site service. The Contractor is required to follow, as a minimum, other directives issued by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management or other such official for late arrivals due to inclement weather (unless otherwise specified in the Contract).

In the event the Federal Government is closed by order of the President of the United States or the U.S. Office of Personnel Management for any reason, or the agency, the center or the building is closed for administrative or safety reasons, the Contractor shall follow directives issued by responsible officials concerning reporting for work.

The Contractor may not bill the Government for any hours that contractor employees did not work due to any Government closure (e.g. applicable under a Labor Hour contract).

For on-site support at the FDA facility, unless otherwise directed, the Contractor should adhere to standard work hours, working no more than forty (40) hours per week. If more than 40 hours per week are required, then the hours should be billed at normal rates/straight time. Any necessary overtime shall be authorized in advance by the Contracting Officer.

11. Period of Performance

The government anticipates a twelve (12) months base with four (4) option years.

12. Contracting Officer’s Representative

Name: Kevin Robinson Address: 5001 Campus Drive College park, MD 20740 Phone: 240-402-1633 Email: Kevin.robinson@fda.hhs.gov