A government authority in Minneapolis, Minnesota is seeking a vendor to provide third-party review assessment services. The selected vendor will assess current frameworks and offer recommendations to enhance consistency and identify operational efficiencies, ensuring scientific and technical integrity in oversight of veterinary biologic products. The responsibilities include identifying and defining gaps and inconsistencies in guidance documents, especially those acting as barriers to new technologies and innovative products.

The scope includes agency document review, benchmarking, comparative analysis, and stakeholder engagement. Vendors will transcribe, organize, and synthesize stakeholder data, conduct in-depth analyses to identify key themes, divergent perspectives, and actionable policy recommendations, and develop a comprehensive report on findings. The report must address scientific merit, effectiveness, and policy consistency, organized by stakeholder group or theme, and be summarized in a presentation for agency staff. Additionally, the vendor is expected to create tailored interview guides, stakeholder engagement tools, data collection protocols, and a communication strategy to maximize stakeholder involvement.