3rd Party Tobacco Retailer Inspections

The purpose of this modification is to :

(1) Add questions and answers

(2) Post revised RFP with changes to Section L.4 Volume I Technical proposal instructions.

The purpose of this modification is to :

(1) Add questions and answers 

(2) Post revised RFP with changes to Section L.4 Volume I Technical proposal instructions.

The purpose is to provide a 30-day response time from the date of issuance to allow adequate proposal preparation.  The changes to the RFP are as follows:

1. SF 33 page count was revised and NAICS code corrected.

2. Section C.1 - Scope of work was changed to include an additional state, Oklahoma.

3. Section I.2 - FAR/HHSAR clauses was changed to add clause 52.219-9 (Alt II) - Small Business subcontracting plan.

4. Revised the language in section L.4.D and L.4.C.

5. Section J - list of attachements, added Attachment 8,  Subcontracting Plan template.

6.  Section L.7 - due date for question submission.

7. Section L.8 - Preproposal conference date.

8. Section L.9 - proposal submission date

9. Section M.1 - evaluation of Subcontracting Plan

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to award contracts to various 3rd Party Contractors to assist in inspecting retail establishments that sell cigarettes and/or smokeless tobacco products and in surveillance of other entities that fall under the scope of the Tobacco Control Act and the provisions that will be cited in the request for proposal (RFP). All companies that anticipate submitting a proposal must be able to employee commissionable inspectors to conduct the inspections. To be considered commissionable the person must be employed by the state, territory, local, or tribal government in which the inspections are to be conducted.

This is a formal Request for Proposal for contractors to submit proposals to conduct inspections in the states listed in the solicitation.  This requirement is full and open competition.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to award contracts to various 3rd Party Contractors to assist in inspecting retail establishments that sell cigarettes and/or smokeless tobacco products and in surveillance of other entities that fall under the scope of the Tobacco Control Act and the provisions that will be cited in the request for proposal (RFP). All companies that anticipate submitting a proposal must be able to employee commissionable inspectors to conduct the inspections. To be considered commissionable the person must be employed by the state, territory, local, or tribal government in which the inspections are to be conducted.

The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with various 3rd party contractors. This notice is issued for informational purposes and is not a request for competitive proposals. This request was previously issued as a Sources Sought Notice FDA-CTP- SBSS-1176486A on April 5, 2017.

The solicitation will be available on or about May 9, 2017 on the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov. It is the offerors responsibility to monitor the Federal Business Opportunities website for the release of the solicitation and amendments.

**NO QUESTIONS WILL BE ENTERTAINED. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE HONORED**