Summer Food for Children, Stored Value Cards

Introduction and Purpose The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is publishing this Request for Information (RFI) in order to obtain comments/inputs from interested parties in accordance with FAR 15.201(e). USDA FNS is soliciting comments regarding the potential use of stored value or other innovative prepaid card technologies for the delivery of summer food benefits to households with eligible school-aged children. USDA FNS is interested in new solutions for providing summer food benefits and the advantages, constraints and costs of these solutions. USDA FNS is also interested in identifying the range of firms, organizations, and institutions that can support or provide stored value benefit card services. This announcement is a Request for Information (RFI). Information obtained through this RFI will enable FNS to determine whether to conduct a demonstration of stored value benefit card programs in one or more States. It is not to be construed as a commitment by USDA FNS to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) on the basis of this RFI or otherwise to pay for any information submitted as a result of this request. Responding to this RFI will not give any advantage to any firm under any subsequent RFP.