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B -- HACCP METHODOLOGIES SOL FSIS-25-W-96 DUE 100796 POC Contact Point, Julie Adams, (202) 720-9891 The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is interested in learning of new technologies that will assist us with verification of hazard reduction, particularly pathogenic hazards, from farm to table. FSIS is principally interested in technologies that are developed and of proven efficacy, or ready for applied efficacy testing. The agency is primarily interested in technologies that assist, facilitate, or simplify inspection verification of hazard reduction, to include, but not be limited to: (1) Sanitation devices that rapidly and effectively verify facility cleanliness. (2) Farm or transportation pathogen reduction technologies, procedures, or practices that minimize the subsequent occurrence or multiplication of pathogens on inspected products. (3) Technologies to verify that inspected and passed product has been handled during distribution in a manner consistent with good manufacturing practice. (4) Pre-harvest residue detection methods with sufficient sensitivity and specificity to complement in-plant (post-harvest) residue testing that will occur under the Pathogen Reduction/HACCP final rule (Federal Register 1996; 61(44):38806-38989). (5) Methods that, by improving inspection presentation, reduce injuries from repetitive motion associated with post-mortem inspection. (6) Technologies to facilitate rapid marketplace verification that either raw or ready to eat products are free of violative biologic or chemical residue levels. (7) Technologies to rapidly assess the amount of added water. Responses should identify how the proposed technology will facilitate or verify pathogen or other hazard reduction, and justify the need for the technology. Technologies that address the needs of small businesses are of particular interest to the agency. Interested vendors should submit their responses by October 7, 1996. This request is for information and planning purposes only and does not commit the Government. There is NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE. FSIS does not intend to award a contract based solely on the information received. (0274)

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