USe of Consumer Away From Home Eating Trend Data

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to negotiate a Firm Fixed Price sole source purchase order to purchase the Dataset Consumer Away From Home Eating Trend (CREST for the following years: 2010 and 2014. . The NPD Group, Inc. is located 900 West Shore Road Port Washington, NY 11050.

The database includes consumer information about commercially prepared meals and snacks, particularly for commercial foodservice Quick Service restaurants, including the top 100 U.S. chain restaurants. Data is available on the distribution of foods ordered/sold in the top 100 restaurants, Data is from a sample size of at least 400,000 individuals annually, and includes information on the following:
• consumer reported orders,
• foods coded into categories and subcategories,
• individual and total costs of foods excluding tip, and
• information on type of service and primary food type (QSR, Fast Casual, Italian, Burger Joint, etc.) for restaurants and eating establishments

Additional data for the top 25 restaurants include information down to the menu item level with total dollar amounts for everything ordered (e.g. per meal), whereas the remainder of restaurants in the top 100 include data on dollars by food category.

In accordance with FAR 5.207(c)(16)(ii), vendors that feel they can meet the Government's requirements detailed above may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. In accordance with FAR 6.305(a) the justification will be made publicly available within 14 days after award has been made. The acquisition will be conducted through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 "Simplified Acquisition Procedures". The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 519190 All Other Information Services. The business size standard is $27.5 Million Dollars.
THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS, however, interested firms may submit a capability statement in response to the above requirement with pricing information by July 24, 2015 @ 9:00 AM ET to Telisha Wilson, Contract Specialist, Phone: (240) 402-7572, Email: Telisha.Wilson@fda.hhs.gov. A determination not to open competition based responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.