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R -- SUPPLEMENTAL CHILDREN'S SURVEY TO THE CONTINUING SURVEY OF FOOD INTAKES BY INDIVIDUALS (CSFII) 1994-1996 BY USDA SOL 53-3k06-5-008 POC POC contact Sharon Marks, Contract Specialist or Brenda Wood, Contracting Officer on (301) 344-3125 THE USDA, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE INTENDS TO AWARD ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS WITH WESTAT, INCORPORATED A SUPPLEMENTAL CHILDREN'S SURVEY TO THE CONTINUING SURVEY OF FOOD INTAKES BY INDIVIDUALS (CSFII) 1994-96. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SURVEY IS TO MEASURE TYPES/AMOUNTS OF FOODS CONSUMED BY INFANTS AND CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES. THE CONTRACTOR IS TO DESIGN A NATIONAL PROBABILITY SAMPLE, TRAIN INTERVIEWERS, AND CONDUCT A SURVEY TO COLLECT HOUSEHOLD SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND FOOD INTAKE DATA FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN FROM HOUSEHOLDS AT ALL INCOMES AND FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS (130 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES OR LESS)IN THE 50 STATES AND WASHINGTON, DC. THE SAMPLE IS TO BE DESIGNED SO THAT DATA FROM THE SUPPLEMENTAL SURVEY CAN BE COMBINED WITH DATA FROM THE CSFII 1994-96. THE SURVEY IS TO BE CONDUCTED USING CSFII 1994-96 INSTRUMENTS, METHODOLOGIES, AND PROCEDURES. THE GOVERNMENT ANTICIPATES THAT THE NUMBER OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN PROVIDING COMPLETE FOOD INTAKE DATA WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 4,800 OVER ONE YEAR OF DATA COLLECTION IN 1997-98. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO AWARD THIS WORK TO WESTAT, INCORPORATED OF ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, AS A MODIFICATION TO THE CURRENT CSFII 1994-96 CONTRACT No. 53-3K06-5-008. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS 21 MONTHS. SEE Note 22 (0113)

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