Microbiology of FDA Regulated Foods, Agricultural Water, and Cosmetics

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued this combined synopsis and solicitation to establish an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for obtaining baseline survey data on FDA-regulated foods, agricultural water, cosmetic products, and environmental samples. The selected contractor will analyze these products for the presence and specific levels of pathogens such as Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, E. coli O157:H7, and several other microbial contaminants including COVID-19, Norovirus, and hepatitis A. Additionally, the scope involves conducting whole genome sequencing (WGS) of food and environmental isolates or other microorganisms of interest and submitting the resulting WGS data to the NCBI database.

The primary place of performance is Silver Spring, Maryland, under the management of the Food and Drug Administration. This procurement is identified under NAICS code 541380 for Testing Laboratories and Services and PSC H173 for Quality Control- Food Preparation and Serving Equipment. There are twelve attachments associated with this notice, including revised questions templates, past performance questionnaires, and formal amendments providing responses to industry inquiries.

Administrative updates via amendments have extended the response deadline for solicitation number FDA-22-SOL-1240447 to March 7, 2022. These amendments also finalized the submission requirements by providing a revised questions template and official answers to received queries. Ravi Chandan Palaniandy serves as the point of contact for this requirement.