FDA seeking contractor to monitor social media

The FDA is seeking out a contractor to provide both historical and real-time monitoring and analyses of a sample of social media websites, according to a notice issued on the Federal Business Opportunities website.

Specifically, FDA is seeking: Analyses of social media that provide baselines on consumer sentiment prior to FDA communication and that depict changes in social media buzz following FDA communications; in-house capability for social media monitoring; and surveillance through social media listening for early detection of adverse events and food-borne illness.

The scope of work includes social media buzz reports, a 24/7 social media dashboard and quarterly surveillance reports related to specific product classes, according to the agency.

Read the notice here.