Compliance and Enforcement Tobacco Retail Inspection Program (State of Nevada and State of Ohio)

Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to the State of Nevada and the State of Ohio – FDA1252447 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to award contracts to the State of Nevada and The State of Ohio to assist in inspecting retail establishments that sell cigarettes and/or smokeless tobacco products and in surveillance of other entities that fall under the scope of the Tobacco Control Act and the provisions that will be cited in the request for proposal (RFP). All interested parties must be an agency or subdivision of a state, territory, local, or tribal government that has the power to create, enforce, or administer rules or policies that govern the conduct of individuals or other private entities such as small businesses. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with ONLY state organizations under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(5). This notice is issued for informational purposes and is not a request for competitive proposals. Any interested party should respond with a statement of your intent to submit a proposal in response to the FDA1252447 RFP. Any interested party shall submit a capabilities statement and/or a statement of intent to include a description of your legal authority, organizational capability, and staffing capacity to conduct tobacco compliance check inspections, a point of contact, official agency name, address, and valid DUNS number. It shall not exceed 5 double spaced pages. The solicitation will be available in early mid-April 2022 on the System for Award Management website at www.sam.gov. It is the offerors responsibility to monitor the System for Award Management website for the release of the solicitation and amendments. Responses to this notice must be sent via email to Janice Heard at [email protected] by close of business March 31, 2022