B -- EVALUATION IMPLEMENTATION FOR TICKET TO WORK

Notice Date

January 11, 2001

Contracting Office

Social Security Administration, Deputy Commissioner for Finance, Assessment and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21207-5279

ZIP Code

21207-5279

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-EvaluationImplementationTWWIIA

Point of Contact

Eileen Keating Carnaggio, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109657419, Fax 4109669310, Email eileen.carnaggio@ssa.gov -- Bob Austin, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109659522, Fax 4109669310, Email bob.austin@ssa.gov

E-Mail Address

Eileen Keating Carnaggio (eileen.carnaggio@ssa.gov)

Description

Rollout of the Ticket to Work program contained in the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (TWWIIA) of 1999 is underway. Among other related contracts, the Social Security Administration is awarding two contracts to support an independent evaluation of the program. The first contract has already been awarded and will design (1) a series of national surveys to augment SSA administrative and Ticket to Work program data, (2) an appropriate sample design for the surveys, (3) a process evaluation for the program, and (4) the net impact evaluation to analyze the quantitative data. A second contract will be awarded late in 2001 (estimated RFP release date early summer 2001) to implement these surveys and the evaluation. SSA is interested in identifying sources interested in bidding on this evaluation implementation contract so that information can be shared during the design process. Sources (and any subcontractors to be included in the bid) must be experienced in implementing complex sample designs, nationally representative surveys, process evaluations, and rigorous impact evaluation designs using quantitative techniques (such as multivariate statistical procedures/models) used to measure net-outcomes. The evaluation implementation contract will be solicited under full and open competition and will be cost reimbursable. The expected duration will be 6 years. The contractor will produce appropriate reports including the three reports to Congress required in the legislation. The activities of the two contracts will have about six months of overlap and the design contractor will be required to provide technical assistance to the evaluation implementation contractor during this period. Please note: This is only a sources sought announcement. A solicitation document is not available at this time. It is estimated that a solicitation document will be posted at www.fedbizops.gov in early summer 2001. Interested sources should email the following information to eileen.carnaggio@ssa.gov: Company Name, Point of Contact, Address, Phone number and Email Address. A presolicitation announcement will be posted before release of the RFP. No phone calls please. Questions may be emailed to eileen.carnaggio@ssa.gov.

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Record

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