Firm Will Assist with Developing Prevention Health Communications
FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 22, 2009--
Macro International (ICF Macro), a subsidiary of ICF International
(NASDAQ:ICFI), was recently awarded a new task order under its U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) indefinite delivery indefinite
quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide support to the Center for Substance
Abuse Prevention (CSAP) Underage Drinking Prevention Education
Initiatives. This recompete, five-year agreement, which consists of one
base year and four option years, is valued at over $17 million.
ICF Macro will provide a wide range of tasks that include conducting
national forums, facilitating thousands of local town hall meetings,
developing and managing innovative Web sites and social networking
sites, and assisting with other social marketing and health
communications activities. The contract will apply best practices to
serve CSAP’s diverse audiences of youth, parents, health practitioners,
policymakers, researchers, and media professionals.
"We are honored to be chosen to work on this important contract,” said
William Beard, project director. “Data shows that underage alcohol use
is by far the leading substance abuse problem among our nation's youth.
This contract will allow us to continue addressing the underage drinking
problem and to build upon previous accomplishments we’ve made working
with SAMHSA to reduce underage drinking."
About ICF International
ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) partners with government and commercial
clients to deliver professional services and technology solutions in the
energy and climate change; environment and infrastructure; health, human
services, and social programs; and homeland security and defense
markets. The firm combines passion for its work with industry expertise
and innovative analytics to produce compelling results throughout the
entire program life cycle, from research and analysis through
implementation and improvement. Since 1969, ICF has been serving
government at all levels, major corporations, and multilateral
institutions. More than 3,500 employees serve these clients worldwide.
ICF’s Web site is www.icfi.com.
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