CORE Analytics and Research Application (CARA) DME & O&M

The contract involves support and maintenance for the CORE Analytics and Research Application (CARA), a sophisticated workflow management system developed for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). CARA is designed to automate and streamline the entire outbreak lifecycle process, which includes signal detection, response coordination, communication, and post-response analysis. It serves as a vital tool for managing outbreak data, helping users and management teams by providing a comprehensive data reporting ecosystem that accelerates outbreak response and reporting. Additionally, CARA functions as a data repository that stores outbreak information used to fulfill various data and metric requests, generating reports for multiple stakeholders such as different FDA offices, state agencies, and Congress. This contract is categorized under NAICS code 541990 and is related to the design, maintenance, and operational support involving Data Management Equipment (DME) for the CORE data warehouse and sample data autopopulation processes. The funds are allocated to the DITM IT Lifecycle DME program. Although specific place of performance and contracting officers are yet to be determined, points of contact include an acquisitions liaison via email. The contract is forecasted as of March 2026 and is intended to sustain FDA's capabilities in outbreak surveillance and analytics through advanced technology solutions.