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B -- SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM STUDY SOL 14-3K06-98 POC Contact Alice Roache, Contract Specialist, (301) 504-1744 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Economic Research Service (ERS) seeks a qualified contractor to conduct a study of the USDA Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). The contractor should have the ability to conduct large surveys, including survey design and implementation. The study will require the collection, description and analysis of information on the following aspects of the SFSP: 1) the operations of State agencies operating the program, 2) the operations and characteristics of sponsors, 3) the operations and characteristics of SFSP sites and 4) the characteristics of children participating in the SFSP. One contract option would describe the meals provided to SFSP participants. A second contract option would assess the program's integrity. The anticipated solicitation release date is May 18, 1998. Interested parties should submit a written request, (telephonic requests will not be honored) with four self-addressed mailing labels, to the point of contact identified in this notice. (0106)

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