B01 - NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE.pdf
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- School Meals Operations Study, School Year 2022-2023 Federal contract opportunity
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- AP-FNS-24-0184
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This document is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for research services to study school meal operations during the 2022-2023 school year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) intends to award a sole-source task order to Mathematica, Inc. to continue the work under an existing contract for the School Meals Operations Study. Mathematica previously developed specialized study protocols, materials, and knowledge that make them the best option to conduct these continued research services. The notice invites interested parties to submit capability statements and past performance information by June 04, 2024, though the government reserves the right to award without further notice. The research services required include analyzing administrative data, preparing data tables and files, submitting survey data, preparing a summary of findings, and completing project management activities.
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE:
NAICS: 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
PSC: AF11 Education, Training, Employment, & Social SVCS R&D SVCS; Education SVCS R&D; Basic Research
Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Contracts Management Division (CMD), intends to award on a sole-source basis a Task Order to Mathematica, Inc., 600 Alexander Park Princeton, New Jersey 08540-6346, United States for research services to study school meal operations, School Year 2022 - 2023 in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (Attachment 1).
This requirement is for research services to study school meal operations, School Year 2022 – 2023. It is a sole source to continue the work under Contract Number 12319819A0009, Order Number 12319819F0162 for School Meals Operations Study. Mathematica Inc. previously created highly specialized study protocols and developed highly specialized study materials.
Due to the familiarity of Mathematica Inc. with the data collection tools, analyses conducted, variables created, and study reports written, they are the best contracting option for conducting these continued research services. Mathematica has built a significant base of highly specialized knowledge while conducting the first four years of the study. That knowledge base is broad and includes important topical information as well as pragmatic and logistic information, both of which will be invaluable to study the proposed additional school year.
Interested parties may submit capability statements and rationale by June 04, 2024, 12:00 P.M., Eastern Time (ET) to Tracy-Ann.Thomas-Arthur@usda.gov. If no affirmative written response is received, award will be made without further notice. The written response must include a general statement for services mentioned in this announcement and past performance client information for similar work. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES AND A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.
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