Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration Services

The Food and Drug Administration in Washington, DC is seeking a vendor to provide retail food safety regulatory association collaboration services. The agency is trying to solve the problem of inconsistent food safety standards and practices across different jurisdictions by strengthening national collaboration. The selected partner will help maintain and expand the strategy to support national Food Code adoption and increase the use of risk-based inspections and intervention strategies. The scope of work covers several key areas to improve retail food safety outcomes nationwide. The agency requires the vendor to increase the use of the voluntary national retail food regulatory program standards and improve foodborne outbreak investigation methods. Additionally, the project aims to increase the number of restaurants and other retail food establishments with well-developed food safety management systems that use active managerial control. The vendor must also develop a strategy to enhance communication and better catalog and present information on these detailed efforts. Eligibility is restricted to onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency requires all performance of the work to be conducted offsite. The agency has not disclosed a specific budget and is looking for proposals to determine the cost. The source document does not contain evaluation criteria or key dates for this opportunity.