Access to Food and Cosmetic Product and Packaging Databases
FDA seeks a contractor to provide access to a commercially available, continuously updated database covering U.S. food, dietary supplement, restaurant/menu (optional), and cosmetic products, with minimum counts such as 400,000 retail/processed foods and over 2 million historical products, 100,000 supplements, 300,000 cosmetics, and optional 50,000 menu items. The contractor must supply detailed package/label data, images, ingredients, allergens, nutrition/supplement facts, claims, certifications, and exportable relational search capability for up to 200 FDA users via external web access, API, and secure FTP/cloud, with raw data deliveries at least quarterly. Required services include project management, data collection, documentation, technical/analytical support during 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET, and up to two one-day training sessions per year with optional on-demand sessions. Documentation is due within 14 days of contract start, a work plan within 10 days of award, monthly status reports, and a final report 10 days before each period of performance ends. The contract also involves FDA data disclosure clearance, quality control above 98% accuracy, and system/data maintenance and upgrades throughout the base and option periods.