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Food and Nutrition Board Food Forum
Contact and place of performance
Kimberly Pennix
USA
Title: Food and Nutrition Board Food Forum Agency: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Notice Type: Presolicitation: Firm-Fixed Price The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to solicit a 1-year base with four (4) option periods, sole source (in accordance with FAR 6.103-1), firm-fixed-price purchase order from National Academies 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001. The North American...
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The Food Forum provides a meeting ground at which representatives from government, industry, academia, and public interest groups can openly communicate about nutrition and food safety issues. Where applicable, members have been chosen for their professional perspective as well as their scientific credentials.
The Food Forum meetings are designed to identify high-priority problems and issues, improve understanding of their causes, and pursue possible approaches for resolving them. At the conclusion of a meeting, the Forum Project Director, in consultation with the Forum Chair and membership, prepares an agenda for the next meeting. In setting the agenda and priories for the Forum, the members consider criteria such as the magnitude of the public health problem, the extent of member interest in the issue, and the unique contribution the Forum can make relative to other activities being conducted by their public or private agencies. Final decisions for the agenda are based on the Food Forum deliberations and on the availability of Forum members and invited outside attendees.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to issue a firm-fixed-price, sole-source purchase order to the National Academies for the continued support of the Food Forum. This requirement covers a one-year base period with four subsequent one-year option periods. Classified under NAICS code 541720 for Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities and PSC B510 for Special Studies/Analysis - Environmental Assessments, this procurement has no designated set-aside. Responses to this presolicitation notice are due by June 20, 2026, for activities taking place within the United States.
Managed by the Human Foods Program, the Food Forum serves as a multidisciplinary platform for representatives from government, industry, academia, and public interest groups to address complex issues in food safety, technology, nutrition, and food science. The forum facilitates discussions on high-priority public health problems, such as global food supply chains, microplastics, the human microbiome, and nutrition standards for schools. The National Academies provides the necessary infrastructure for these diverse groups to improve the understanding of scientific challenges and pursue approaches for resolution through structured meetings and professional collaboration.
The scope of work involves identifying and analyzing technical areas including science communications for healthy diets, chronic disease risk factors, and the validation of biomarkers. Agenda setting and priority identification are conducted by the Forum Project Director in consultation with the membership, focusing on the magnitude of public health issues and the unique contributions the forum can provide. Solicitation number 75F40126Q00200 specifies that these services will support the FDA's mission to manage food safety practices and optimize health through improved nutrition.
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