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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children

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The USDA Food and Nutrition Service is seeking a contractor to perform a comprehensive scientific review of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages. This four-year project aims to update the 2017 review to ensure food packages align with current nutrition science, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and FDA standards for infant formula. The work is divided into two phases: Phase I focuses on reviewing scientific literature, assessing nutritional needs, and gathering input through at least six expert committee meetings and two full-day public forums. This phase culminates in a Phase I Report that assesses nutritional needs and outlines the framework for subsequent recommendations. Phase II requires the contractor to provide detailed findings and specific recommendations for changes to the types and amounts of food provided in WIC packages. These recommendations must include nutritional rationales, nutrient analyses, and estimated annual costs or savings compared to the baseline. Key deliverables include a kick-off meeting summary, quarterly progress reports, and a final 508-compliant Phase II Report. The contractor is also responsible for ensuring that expert committee members visit local WIC sites within six months of their appointment to observe program operations. All work must be consistent with the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and delivered according to a strict schedule, with the Phase I report due within 18 months of the award.

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USDA seeks contractor for a four-year scientific review of WIC food package guidelines.

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Department Of Agriculture → Food And Nutrition ServiceView Agency

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541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)View NAICS

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DC, 20001, USA

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WIC Food Packages Scientific Review Statement of Work

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AgencyDepartment Of Agriculture → Food And Nutrition Service
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The project is expected to be conducted in two phases. During Phase I, the contractor shall review all relevant scientific literature to ensure that the WIC food packages are scientifically based; assess current science on the nutritional needs of the WIC target population; review information on the dietary intake of WIC participants; and examine public health concerns and issues surrounding different types of eating patterns.



As part of this process, the contractor shall convene an expert committee and conduct no less than six expert committee meetings. In addition, the contractor shall conduct not less than two full day public forums to gather professional and public input. At the conclusion of Phase I, the contractor shall issue a Phase I Report that provides an assessment of the nutritional needs of the WIC population relative to current nutritional science, a discussion of how well the current WIC food packages address these needs within the supplemental framework, modeling and analyses to be conducted in Phase II, and a preview of the Phase II recommendation development process.



Phase II will include a Phase II Report containing detailed documentation of all findings and specific recommendations for changes in the foods and amounts of food provided in the WIC food packages for each of the various types of WIC food packages. The recommendations for each of the packages should be supported by a discussion of the nutritional rationale (including but not limited to discussion of the latest nutritional science and other expert recommendations), a food group and subgroup and nutrient analysis, and estimated annual costs or savings compared to baseline of the individual food changes. In addition, the recommendations for all the packages should be presented as a recommendation supported by an estimate of the annual cost or savings and change from baseline. The recommendations may include options; however, the cost of each recommended set of changes shall be estimated separately for each food package.

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