Sources Sought Grandfather Internet Surveillance.doc

General Information:

Document Type:

Sources Sought Release Date:

November 04, 2020 Response Date:

November 11, 2020 at 5:00pm local time via e-mail to Contracting Specialist Contracting Office Address:

Food and Drug Administration, Tara Hobson, Contract Specialist Description:

Grandfather and Internet Surveillance This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition, 518210. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice.

**QUESTIONS WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE**

Background The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Tobacco Product’s (CTP), Office of Compliance and Enforcement (OCE) has the authority to regulate tobacco products, manufacturers, and retailers. OCE regulates tobacco products, manufacturers, and retailers through a variety of enforcement methods. These methods include inspections of manufacturers and retailers, reviewing product regulatory submissions and notifications, and finding and analyzing print and electronic advertising, labeling, and promotions.

OCE is seeking data collection, review, compiling, and analysis services to enable OCE staff to effectively focus attention on the decisions and actions required to enforce tobacco regulations.

Objective

The Government seeks to achieve the following objectives:

· Consolidate interrelated tasks to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the FDA/CTP enforcement mission

· Create infrastructure to manage the growth in enforcement related activities anticipated by CTP over the next five years

Scope of Work

This scope of work encompasses the following task areas:

· Transition-In

· Program and Project Management

· Analysis and Compilation of Data for Tobacco Product Review Program

· Surveillance, Review, and Notification of Online and Print Sale and Promotional Activities of Regulated Tobacco Product Manufacturers, Distributors, Importers, and Retailers

· Extraction, Compilation, Review, Analysis, and Reporting of Materials and Data for Promotion, Advertising, and Labeling Review Program

· Transition-Out

Capabilities and Technical Experience:

Provide a capability statement describing how your company would meet the requirements.

Business Status:

Please provide your business size status (e.g., small business, 8(a), HUBZone, etc) and DUNS number.

Disclaimer and Important Notes:

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Responses to the sources sought shall be no longer than 10 pages.