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B -- DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF MENUS AND RECIPES BASED ON THE UPDATED THRIFTY FOOD PLAN SOL FCS-95-043SMC POC Steve Crotwell, Contract Specialist, (703) 305-2265; William L. Pinkey, Contracting Officer, (703) 305-2250. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion anticipates issuing a competitive procurement for advisory and assistance services to develop and test menus and recipes based on the updated Thrifty Food Plan market basket list. Four one-week menus will be developed, and approximately 50 recipes will be developed, prepared, and evaluated in a food laboratory for sensory quality by taste panelists. Both menus and recipes will be evaluated for overall acceptability by food stamp households in their own homes. All phases of menu and recipe development, and the household evaluation for acceptability will be performed between September 29, 1995 and April 30, 1996. The contractor will prepare a detailed research plan outlining each phase of the work to be conducted. All tasks will be completed by April 30, 1996. The estimated level of effort for this project is 2.13 person years over a 7-month period. Parties interested in receiving a copy of the Request for Proposal when it is issued MUST submit their request in writing and MUST include four (4) self-addressed mailing labels. Telephone or faxed requests will not be honored. We anticipate the solicitation to be available on or about June 1, 1995. (0131)

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