Respiratory Protective Devices - On-Site Compliance Audit Assistance

Added: May 04, 2018 10:37 am The issue date for Request for Proposal 2018-N-67794 is changed to May 04, 2018, and the due date changed to June 04, 2018.

Added: Apr 04, 2018 9:07 am The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), is mandated by Congress to review respiratory protective devices for approval. Currently, NPPTL monitors over 8000 approvals and over 80 approval holders worldwide (covering 19 countries). The regulations, which are used to approve these respiratory protective devices, are found in 42 CFR 84, which includes quality assurance and minimum respirator performance requirements. NIOSH conducts on-site quality system audits to verify continued compliance with the regulations after approval has been granted. The purpose of the services obtained under this contract is to create a pool of validated quality auditing firms familiar with the NIOSH regulatory requirements, under 42 CFR 84, for conducting on-site compliance audits. A Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) type service contract (with task orders) is anticipated. Request for Proposal No. 2018-N-67794 will be issued on or about April 19, 2018. Proposals will be due on or about May 21, 2018. Written requests for the solicitation documents may be sent to the above address, to Facsimile No. 412-386-6429, or by electronic mail to JCAROLAN@CDC.GOV. No telephone requests will be accepted. Solicitation documents will also be available at HTTPS://WWW.FBO.GOV/. This requirement is a Total Small Business Set Aside. The applicable NAICS Code is 541990, and the small business size standard is $15 million dollars.