The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) awarded a multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Grant Thornton LLP, a global professional services firm, through the General Services Administration's (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule contract vehicle. The BPA, with a $0 ceiling value, is for technical assistance to advance FNS's data-driven decision making and program administration improvements. Under this IDV, FNS has issued several task orders to Grant Thornton, valued at over $3.9 million in total, for services such as compiling data matching best practices, providing SNAP program management support, assessing state recipient claims administration, and developing a longitudinal database. These firm fixed-price contracts leverage Grant Thornton's expertise in audit, financial management, program evaluation, and IT modernization to support FNS's mission of providing food assistance to children and families. The work is primarily performed at Grant Thornton's Rosslyn, Virginia office, with a period of performance ranging from one to four years.
The BPA was awarded under the GSA Professional Services Schedule (PSS), which enables federal agencies to procure a wide range of professional services using a single contracting vehicle. The PSS provides access to contractors with expertise across business consulting, financial services, engineering, and other disciplines to deliver integrated solutions. This multiple-award BPA allows FNS to efficiently obtain specialized technical assistance from Grant Thornton on an as-needed basis to enhance its data and program analytics capabilities.
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