AWARD
R -- Workshop on Updating the USDA National Breastfeeding Campaign Loving Support Makes Breastfeeding Work
- Notice Date
- 9/9/2010
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- NAICS
- 541720
— Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Contract Management Branch, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 228, Alexandria, Virginia, 22302
- ZIP Code
- 22302
- Solicitation Number
- AG-3198-S-10-0017
- Archive Date
- 9/24/2010
- Point of Contact
- Belal Hammad, Phone: 7033052262
- E-Mail Address
-
belal.hammad@fns.usda.gov
(belal.hammad@fns.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- AG-3198-C-10-0017
- Award Date
- 9/9/2010
- Awardee
- National Academy of Siences/The Institute of Medicine (IOM) , 500 Fifth Street, NW,, Washington, District of Columbia 20001, United States
- Award Amount
- $269,981.00
- Description
- The Food and Nutrition Service awarded a contract on a sole source basis to the National Academy of Sciences, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 under the authority of FAR 6.302-5. As requested by the FNS Supplemental Food Programs Division, the National Academies, through its Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) will examine the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) national breastfeeding campaign, "Loving Support Makes Breastfeeding Work"(Loving Support). This contract will commission a workshop to address key research issues, appropriate social marketing strategies and suggested actions concerning revisions to Loving Support. Results of the workshop will help shape the future activity surrounding the subsequent update to the campaign. The estimated cost of this effort is $269,981.00. The National Academy of Sciences/Institute of Medicine (IOM) was established to investigate, examine, or experiment upon any subject of science or art of significance to an executive agency and to report on those matters to the Congress or any agency of the Federal Government. IOM is in a unique position to explore difficult issues in nutrition policy. That position is based on three attributes. First, because it was created under the charter granted by Congress to the National Academy of Sciences in 1863, IOM has standing as a special advisor to the federal government but is not an agency of the government. It is a private, nonprofit organization, and is therefore, not biased. Second, IOM brings to its studies strength of expertise rooted in its national membership. It enlists distinguished and knowledgeable persons not only from the professions of medicine, health care, and biomedical sciences, but-by the terms of its charter-law, economics, statistics, and many other disciplines that bear on today's health problems. All these experts contribute their time, without compensation, to the work of IOM and also attract the participation of other talented persons from outside the membership. Third, IOM has no institutional self interest in the outcome of its studies. It provides scientifically valid, impartial, and balanced advice and a neutral meeting ground for its committees. The validity of reports from IOM is further ensured by its review procedures. All reports are subject to the National Research Council report review process.
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