U. S. Territory Tobacco Retail Compliance Check Inspection Program

This solicitation seeks inspection services to monitor compliance with tobacco sales restrictions in U.S. territories. The Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration Office of Acquisition and Grant Services requires contractors to conduct undercover buy inspections and collect evidence to determine retailers' compliance with provisions limiting tobacco sales and advertising to minors. Offerors must demonstrate capability to perform these inspection services, provide underage tobacco purchasers and program management, and report results. Proposals are due by July 31, 2021 and pricing will be on a cost-reimbursement basis.

Specifically, the base solicitation is for inspections in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands from September 2021 through May 2022 with four optional one-year periods extending to September 2025. There is no set-aside designation. Inspections will be conducted under NAICS code 561611 and PSC code R425. The estimated total contract value including options is [dollar amount redacted]. Inspections will determine compliance at tobacco retailers with sales age and ID restrictions to protect public health, with a specified number to be completed each contract period.