The Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) awarded a $9.3 million Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Mathematica Inc., a subsidiary of the Research Triangle Institute, for the use of microsimulation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) policy analysis. The single-award BPA, which runs through August 2025, enables FNS to efficiently issue firm fixed-price and time-and-materials task orders to Mathematica for a range of research, evaluation, and technical assistance services related to SNAP.
Under this BPA, FNS has issued several task orders to Mathematica totaling over $4.9 million for microsimulation modeling and policy analysis to support SNAP program administration and decision making. The work, which does not have any set-aside designations, is being performed in locations including Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, Virginia. Mathematica's expertise in research methodologies, data science, and evidence-based practices is being leveraged to help FNS assess SNAP program effectiveness and inform policy changes to improve service delivery for low-income families and individuals.
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