Request for Proposals Now Open for Third-Party PQA Plus Verifiers

August 18, 2010 — Sherrie Niekamp

The National Pork Board is soliciting proposals from qualified independent organizations to perform a third-party verification of the Pork Checkoff's Pork Quality Assurance Plus® program. The objectives of this effort are to measure the effectiveness of the PQA Plus program and the level of implementation of the care and well-being principles defined in PQA Plus. The results of the verification will be used in aggregate to identify areas of animal care that may require additional education and training as well as areas of the program that need additional improvement.

To learn more about how to submit a proposal, read the RFP guidelines here. A written confirmation of intent to respond to this RFP is required by 5 p.m. CDT, Friday, August 27, 2010 to the attention of Sherrie Niekamp, sniekamp@pork.org. Questions may also be sent to same email address.