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B -- A STUDY OF PROGRAM ACCESS AND DECLINING FOOD STAMP PARTICIPATION SOL 11-3K06-99 DUE 070699 POC Kevin Clark, Contract Specialist, (301)-504-1744 The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking sources to perform a study to investigate issues on how food stamp policies and local administrative practices affect food stamp participation on a national scale. This study will examine how client participation has been affected as a result of changes in the Food Stamp Program, and include research on eligible non-participants and local welfare office's operations associated with welfare reform. The contract performance period shall be continuous for 27 months after award with two options which will expand on the objectives of the study that will be performed in conjunction with the basic contract. Issuance of the solicitation for this project will begin 24 May 1999. You may download a copy of the solicitation thru the USDA website: http://www.ars.usda.gov/afm2/divisions/ppd/solicit.htm. Posted 05/20/99 (W-SN333788). (0140)

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