# Supporting Pilot Program Outcomes, Research, and Technical Assistance in TANF (Project SUPPORTT)

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- Solicitation number: 75ACF124R00023
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Mathematica Inc. for $2,732,775.67
- Department: Department of Health and Human Services
- Agency: Administration for Children and Families
- Contracting office: Acf Office of Government Contracting Services (75ACF1)
- NAICS: 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Product or service code: R410 Support- Professional: Program Evaluation/Review/Development
- Place of performance: District of Columbia
- County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001
- City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000
- First posted: August 16, 2024
- Last posted: October 2, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8bc48a72f2a84a20b2de1d59b01fc0c5/view

## Description

Amendment 0001 has been issued as of September 03, 2024. Please see the Amendment 0001 and associated documents for reference. Please see solicitation 75ACF124R00023 for specific information. Background - The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) is to study ACF programs and the children and families they serve through rigorous research and evaluation projects.

The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA) requires HHS to carry out a pilot program under which it may select up to five states to negotiate Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) performance benchmarks for work and family outcomes instead of the Work Participation Rate (WPR).

This acquisition, “Supporting Pilot Program Outcomes, Research, and Technical Assistance in TANF,” also known as “Project SUPPORTT” will provide research, evaluation, and data-related technical assistance to the states participating in the pilot program, and will design and carry out implementation and outcome studies of the pilot programs.

Additionally, this acquisition will support the establishment of peer learning communities and other mechanisms to facilitate the sharing of lessons learned, findings, and resources from the research and technical assistance activities among pilot and non-pilot states and other TANF jurisdictions.

Description of Services – The scope of the work includes, but is not limited to, the following activities: design and carry out implementation and outcome studies of the pilot programs; provide tailored research, evaluation, and data-related technical assistance (TA) to each pilot state and potentially other states or TANF jurisdictions, coordinating closely with any relevant ACF-funded programmatic TA efforts; establish peer learning communities to facilitate the sharing of lessons learned, findings, and resources from the research and technical assistance activities among pilot and non-pilot states and other TANF jurisdictions; draft and disseminate study findings; facilitate active engagement with program practitioners, decision makers, and TANF participants, and potentially other interested parties, to inform tasks at all key stages of the project; and develop universal research, evaluation, and data-related tools and resources to support TANF pilot program states and other non-pilot states. Period of Performance – This contract will contain multiple optional periods and is anticipated to run September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2027.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Mathematica Inc. (UEI UJMMR3K2CDK6)
- Contract: 75ACF124C00025, definitive contract
- Obligated: $2,732,775.67
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 9 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 75ACF124R00023 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 75ACF1 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_75ACF124C00025_7590_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 16, 2024: Solicitation, due September 17, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice a22c30621bdb463e9ba1db5fb7812e04. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a22c30621bdb463e9ba1db5fb7812e04/view
- September 3, 2024: Solicitation, due September 17, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice acb4f3a67d4c48ad966de00baa4c9fe5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/acb4f3a67d4c48ad966de00baa4c9fe5/view
- October 2, 2024: Award notice. Notice 8bc48a72f2a84a20b2de1d59b01fc0c5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8bc48a72f2a84a20b2de1d59b01fc0c5/view

## Points of contact

- Tim Wanamaker, timothy.wanamaker@acf.hhs.gov
- Brendon Courtade, brendon.courtade@acf.hhs.gov

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