Request for Qualifications â Healthy Schools RFQ - County of Sonoma
Request for Qualifications â Healthy Schools RFQ - County of Sonoma
Request for Qualifications â Healthy Schools RFQ - County of Sonoma
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Pre-Application Support Call (90-minute conference call)<br />
Potential applicants may participate in pre-application conference calls <strong>for</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation on this<br />
<strong>RFQ</strong>. The calls will be held on January 24, 2013 at 3:30pm. The conference call can be<br />
accessed by calling (707) 565-7582. Please note that participation is limited to 30 callers.<br />
Questions pertaining to this <strong>RFQ</strong> may be submitted prior to the Pre-Application Support Call via<br />
email by 12:00pm on January 22, 2013 to: PreventionInfo@sonoma-county.org<br />
When the <strong>County</strong> has completed its review <strong>of</strong> the questions, all questions and answers will be e-<br />
mailed to school representatives that were originally sent the RFP, including individuals that<br />
submitted questions, and will be posted on the <strong>Request</strong> <strong>for</strong> Proposals/<strong>Request</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Qualifications</strong><br />
page on the <strong>County</strong>’s purchasing web page on or be<strong>for</strong>e January 28, 2013:<br />
http://www.sonoma-county.org/purchasing/rfps.htm<br />
PROJECT BACKGROUND<br />
The <strong>Sonoma</strong> <strong>County</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Health Services (DHS) is soliciting request <strong>for</strong> qualifications<br />
from schools to assist with the implementation <strong>of</strong> the following project:<br />
SNAP-Ed Nutrition Education: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-<br />
Education (SNAP-Ed) is a comprehensive public health nutrition program to promote the<br />
2010 Dietary Guidelines, increase fruit and vegetable consumption, and increase physical<br />
activity among the SNAP eligible population. Selected proposers will implement<br />
classroom nutrition education as described in the Attachment B: SNAP-Ed Scope <strong>of</strong><br />
Work.<br />
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed)<br />
In May 2012, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia’s Departments <strong>of</strong> Public Health (CDPH) released a Funding Application<br />
Packet (FAP) inviting Local Health Departments and Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs) to<br />
receive funding from the Network to implement comprehensive Supplemental Nutrition<br />
Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) programs <strong>for</strong> the 2013 Federal Fiscal Year (October<br />
1, 2012 – September 30, 2013). Cali<strong>for</strong>nia’s SNAP-Ed Plan is funded federally by the United<br />
States Department <strong>of</strong> Agriculture (USDA) and administered at the state level by the CDPH’s<br />
Network <strong>for</strong> a <strong>Healthy</strong> Cali<strong>for</strong>nia (Network). The SNAP-Ed program is intended to provide<br />
nutrition education and obesity prevention to low-income households.<br />
As the local lead health agency, the <strong>County</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sonoma</strong>’s Department <strong>of</strong> Health Services (DHS)<br />
will coordinate implementation <strong>of</strong> countywide, multi-level nutrition education interventions to<br />
SNAP-eligible families as described in the Scope <strong>of</strong> Work (SOW) located at the following<br />
address: www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/cpns/Pages/Network-LHD-FAP2013.aspx. The SOW must<br />
be implemented in accordance with the allowable services outlined in the USDA SNAP-Ed Plan<br />
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