This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) completion contract awarded by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to Mathematica Inc., a research and data analytics consultancy, to evaluate the Promoting Opportunity Demonstration (POD) study. The $17,060,966.00 contract has a five-year period of performance ending in April 2022. Mathematica will provide evaluation services, including conducting research, data collection and analysis, and providing technical assistance for the POD program, which is...
The Social Security Administration awarded a $787,412 firm fixed price definitive contract to ABT Associates Inc. to convene a state-of-the-science meeting on lessons learned from SSA demonstrations. ABT will plan and execute a high-quality meeting, co-edit resulting papers, and publish proceedings for policymakers. One subcontract for $75,000 was awarded to The Hatcher Group for communication event services and planning support. The purpose of the meeting and publication is to disseminate...
The Social Security Administration awarded a $968,634.70 firm fixed price contract to ABT Associates Inc. to provide industrial-organizational psychology expertise to promote occupational requirements survey methods and data useful for SSA's disability programs. ABT will perform this work under its Umbrella Task Order Contract vehicle. Two subcontracts valued at unspecified amounts were also awarded to C Evans Consulting LLC for additional I/O psychology subject matter expertise in support of...
This is a firm fixed price contract awarded by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to ABT Associates Inc., a global research and consulting firm, to provide a report identifying and describing community-based services and supports programs available for youth with disabilities. The contract is priced at $267,687.00 and was awarded on September 10, 2019, with a completion date of February 9, 2020. The contract is a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) call under the General Services...
This is a definitive cost plus fixed fee contract awarded by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to MDRC, a nonprofit research organization, to test the impact of providing immediate cash benefits and Medicare to Title II applicants under the Accelerated Benefits (AB) program. The contract has a potential value of $46,442,056.00 and was awarded on January 20, 2006, with a completion date of September 19, 2011. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. MDRC has a history of...
The Social Security Administration awarded ABT Associates Inc. a $427,108 Firm Fixed Price Blanket Purchase Agreement Call contract to identify impairments and evidence to support specific functional limitations found in Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) data. As the prime contractor, ABT Associates Inc. will perform the new project without utilizing subcontractors. The work involves analyzing OASDI program data to identify functional limitations and the evidence supporting...
The Social Security Administration awarded a $356,648.00 Firm Fixed Price contract to ABT Associates Inc., a global consulting and research firm, to provide data collection services to assist with the development of evidence-based policy related to creditor payees and creditor reports. This contract was issued as a BPA Call under the agency's Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) vehicle. ABT Associates is an experienced federal prime contractor, having received high-value contract and grant awards from...
This is a $2,956,659.06 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to Westat, Inc., a professional services firm based in Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of the contract is to conduct an Exits from Disability Evidence Study, which aims to collect data on the service, medical, and employment needs of working-age adults (18-64 years old) exiting SSA disability programs due to medical improvement. The study seeks to identify potential interventions and...
This is a firm-fixed-price delivery order contract awarded by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to ABT Associates Inc., a global research and consulting firm, to convene and moderate Technical Expert Panels (TEPs) that will identify issues and provide recommendations concerning proposed demonstration projects. The TEPs will advise SSA on the best course of action to test changes to the Disability Insurance (DI) program. The contract has a potential value of $402,096.00 and was awarded...
This federal contract award supports the Social Security Administration's (SSA) implementation of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018. The award to prime contractor ABT Associates Inc., a global consulting and research firm, is valued at $417,706.00. ABT will routinize the production of two public-use files to make SSA data more readily available for analysis and research to support policy. This contract is a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) call under ABT's Multiple...