Data Quality Science, LLC

Data Quality Science, LLC is a limited liability company based in Catonsville, Maryland, specializing in providing comprehensive tobacco retailer compliance inspection services to federal agencies. The company focuses on supporting regulatory enforcement efforts, particularly for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), by conducting detailed inspections, compliance checks, and monitoring services related to tobacco product sales and marketing regulations. While specific details about the company's founding or additional background are not provided, the firm has established itself as a key contractor in supporting federal tobacco control and compliance monitoring initiatives.

The company has been awarded multiple federal contract task orders primarily with the FDA, consistently focusing on tobacco retailer compliance inspections across various U.S. regions, particularly Region 4 (which includes western states like Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming) and Region 5 (Puerto Rico). These task orders involve conducting comprehensive compliance checks, including undercover buys, labeling audits, and detailed inspections at tobacco retail locations. The contract awards have ranged from approximately $25,000 to $498,703, with most contracts being firm-fixed-price or cost-no-fee delivery orders. Notably, while the company has received numerous task orders, these contracts have not been designated as set-aside awards, though the primary Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract was a total small business set-aside.

Data Quality Science, LLC holds two significant federal contract Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts with the FDA. The primary IDIQ is a $35 million contract for inspection services in Region 4, awarded on September 24, 2021, with an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2026. A secondary IDIQ contract is valued at $3 million specifically for inspection services in Puerto Rico. These IDIQ vehicles enable the FDA to efficiently procure specialized tobacco compliance monitoring services across multiple jurisdictions. The contracts require the use of commissionable inspectors who are health, food, or drug officers in the respective states or territories, with the overarching goal of monitoring approximately 450,000 tobacco retailers nationwide and enforcing regulations under the Tobacco Control Act. The IDIQ was originally solicited as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541990 for professional, scientific, and technical services.