Provide on-demand access to up-to-date, comprehensive information as to maximum residue levels (MRLs) for agricultural products worldwide, with a particular emphasis on trade in specialty crops.

Through this contract, USDA will obtain on-demand access to up-to-date, comprehensive information as to maximum residue levels (MRLs) for agricultural products worldwide, with a particular emphasis on trade in specialty crops. The contractor shall enter, monitor, and maintain the MRLs, disaggregated by commodity, compound/substance, and country or market of destination. The data shall be inclusive of food/feed commodity MRL standards established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and foreign market MRL tolerances for those same compounds, or their analogues. The data shall include a minimum of:

• One thousand (1,000) chemical products • Seven hundred fifty (750) agricultural commodities, representing, in aggregate, not less than 99% by value of U.S. exports of agricultural food products • One hundred fifty (150) destination markets, representing, in aggregate, not less than 95% bey value of U.S. exports of agricultural food products The above encompasses crop and veterinary maximum residue levels. Where applicable, deferral pathways, i.e. circumstances in which a country ‘defers’ to another MRL source, which may be contextually contingent, shall be described. See Statement of Work for complete requirements.