The Food and Drug Administration's Office of Acquisition and Grant Services intends to issue a sole source award to Jeanette Lyon of North Myrtle Beach, SC for the purchase of Technical Assistance on Food Code Interpretations and Variance Responses.

Functional Specifications include:
(1) Technical Assistance - for the FDA Food Code and variance requests. Tasks will involve ensuring technical accuracy and writing of interpretations and variance request responses based on the FDA Food Code. This may include converting Agency position into the interpretation format.

(2) Conference for Food Protection: Tasks involve assistance to the RFPT in researching information to provide scientific justification in support of agency responses regarding Conference recommendations and then assessing the consistency of this information in language used in the 2013 Food Code. Further, the Agency positions provide pertinent talking points for the FDA representatives during Executive Board meetings and CFP Committee conference calls. Tasks may also include review and comment on CFP committee reports and preparing or reviewing recommendations for Biennial CFP Conference meetings.

(3) Interpretations and Opinions: Tasks will involve assisting the RFPT in developing and effecting interpretations and responses to retail related food safety questions and those related to the FDA standardization exercise that relate to specific Food Code provisions. Tasks also include assembling and cataloguing technical reference and historical materials that support these provisions in response to requests by regulatory or retail food personnel. This includes making ready the existing interpretations and opinions scheduled for inclusion in the FCRS. This database is a critical part of assuring consistent compliance from State to State.

This contract requires extensive experience and knowledge of the existing Food Code, its development process, and the Conference for Food Protection (CFP) process and demonstrate a unique capability to perform the required services.

The NAICSs code for this requirement is 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The proposed action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), FAR 6.302-1(a)(2). The estimated dollar value for this action is not to exceed $23,000. The projected award date is August 11, 2014. The expected period of performance is 12 months.
Interested parties may submit a capability statement by August 6, 2014, 4:30 pm EST for considerations by the agency. Responses must be sent to Juana Quinteros via email at [email protected]. All correspondence must reference FDA-RFI-1136402.