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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 sole-source, firm-fixed-price purchase order to the National Academies to support the Food and Nutrition Board Food Forum. This requirement falls under NAICS code 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities and PSC code B510 Special Studies/Analysis- Environmental Assessments. There is no set-aside designated for this procurement. The anticipated period of performance includes a one-year base period followed by four one-year option periods, with work performed in the United States.
The Food Forum serves as a multidisciplinary platform for representatives from government, industry, academia, and public interest groups to discuss food safety, food technology, nutrition, and food science issues. Supported by the FDA Human Foods Program, the forum identifies high-priority public health problems, improves understanding of their causes, and explores approaches for resolution through the interaction of diverse professional perspectives. Specific technical areas of focus include science communications for healthy diets, global food supply chains, the human microbiome, and the reduction of nutrition-related risk factors for chronic disease.
The National Academies Project Director, in consultation with the Forum Chair and membership, develops meeting agendas based on the magnitude of public health problems and the potential for unique contributions to the field. Final decisions regarding the agenda and priorities are determined by member deliberations and the availability of invited participants. This presolicitation notice, identified by solicitation number 75F40126Q00200, has a response deadline of June 20, 2026.
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