Tobacco Retailer Inspections

This amendment will post the answers to vendor questions and extend the RFP propoposal due date to July 11, 2019 by 4:00 pm Eastern Time and provide the following revised documents:
Revised RFP
Revised Attachment 5 Cost Estimating Template
Revised Attachment 3 Monthly Report Template
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP)for Tobacco Retailer Compliance Inspections for Regions 1,2,3,4, and 5 as outlined in the attached RFP. THIS IS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. All proposals should be submitted no later than July 8, 2019 by 1:00 pm Eastern Time.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to award multiple IDIQ contracts to conduct tobacco retailer inspections regionally. Region 1: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont. Region 2: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Region 3: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, US Virgin Islands, Virginia, West Virginia. Region 4: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Region 5: Puerto Rico.
The contractors shall 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. The requirement will be a total small business set-aside under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. All companies that anticipate submitting a proposal must be able to employee commissionable inspectors to conduct the inspections. In order to be commissionable, the proposed inspector must be a health, food, or drug officer/employee of the State, Territory, or political subdivision thereof where the inspections will be conducted.
It is the offerors responsibility to monitor the Federal Business Opportunities website for the release of any amendments related to this RFP.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP)for Tobacco Retailer Compliance Inspections for Regions 1,2,3,4, and 5 as outlined in the attached RFP. THIS IS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. All proposals should be submitted no later than July 8, 2019 by 1:00 pm Eastern Time.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to award multiple IDIQ contracts to conduct tobacco retailer inspections regionally. Region 1: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont. Region 2: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Region 3: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, US Virgin Islands, Virginia, West Virginia. Region 4: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Region 5: Puerto Rico.
The contractors shall 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. The requirement will be a total small business set-aside under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. All companies that anticipate submitting a proposal must be able to employee commissionable inspectors to conduct the inspections. In order to be commissionable, the proposed inspector must be a health, food, or drug officer/employee of the State, Territory, or political subdivision thereof where the inspections will be conducted.
It is the offerors responsibility to monitor the Federal Business Opportunities website for the release of any amendments related to this RFP.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to award multiple IDIQ contracts to conduct tobacco retailer inspections regionally. Region 1: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont. Region 2: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Region 3: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, US Virgin Islands, Virginia, West Virginia. Region 4: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Region 5: Puerto Rico.
The contractors shall 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. The requirement will be a total small business set-aside under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. All companies that anticipate submitting a proposal must be able to employee commissionable inspectors to conduct the inspections. In order to be commissionable, the proposed inspector must be a health, food, or drug officer/employee of the State, Territory, or political subdivision thereof where the inspections will be conducted. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with various contractors. to provide retail inspections. 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_SSN_SBCTP_1205112B, posted on March 7, 2019. The solicitation will be available on or about June 17, 2019 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.
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