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B -- SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM STUDY SOL RFP 21-3K06-98 POC Contact Alice P. 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 on or about June 17, 1998. The solicitation will be available on Internet at the following URL location: http://www.ars.usda.gov/afm2/divisions/ppd/solicit Interested parties must download Standard Form 33, the solicitation, and all corresponding attachments. Please be advised that any subsequent amendments to this solicitation shall be posted at this same web site without further notice. All offerors are responsible for the complete package and any subsequent amendments. Anticipated solicitation closing date is s at 1:00 p.m. EST, on July 15, 1998. (0166)

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