Attachment_A_Child_Advocacy_QASP.pdf

ATTACHMENT A

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN

The Contractor shall provide a monthly report and an annual report format based on fiscal year activities that will track the following information by Federal fiscal year:

a. Number of children referred for a child advocate, including a running total for

COR verification through review of monthly report

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PMP

Required Tasks Task Standard Method of

Surveillance

Standard to be Met

Adherence to

Project/Acquisition

Plan

The Contractor shall adhere to its

Program Plan that fully documents their management and implementation approach for this contract.

The Government may use a variety of surveillance methods to evaluate the

Contractor’s performance.

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Develop a Program

Plan for referral and appoint of

Child Advocates

Develop criteria for the referral and appointment of child advocates that meet the requirements of the TVPRA and

VAWA 2013.

The Contracting

Officer

Representative

(COR) must approve Plan.

the action plan

Child Advocate

Staffing

The Contractor shall staff all positions identified and described on the Statement of Objectives, unless otherwise specified by the

Government.

Contractor may need to utilize subcontractors to provide services multiple all locations.

Prior to hire contractor will submit resume of all child advocate applicants for approval by COR.

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Provision of

Services

The Contractor provides all required child advocate services in accordance with the Statement of

Objectives, unless otherwise specified by the Government.

COR verification through review of monthly report compliance the fiscal year;

b. Number of children appointed a child advocate, including a running total for the fiscal year;

c. Number of best interest recommendations made for UC, including a running total for the fiscal year, including the number of best interest determinations

(BIDs) within the

30-day timeline under task F;

d. Identifying the reasons (under the criteria agreed to under task B) for the referral of children for a child advocate appointment;

e. Identifying the reasons (under the criteria agreed to under task B) for children appointed a child advocate;

and,

f. Providing for program updates, including successes or matters of concern at individual child advocate locations.

Locations Develop an implementation plan to provide child advocate programs in the following locations:

a. Brownsville, Texas;

b. Houston, Texas;

c. Chicago, Illinois;

d. Newark, New

Jersey/New York, New York; and,

e. Washington, DC/Baltimore, Maryland.

Develop an implementation plan to provide child advocate programs in the following three additional locations, or alternate locations as agreed to between ORR and the contractor in fiscal year 2016

f. Phoenix, Arizona;

g. San Antonio, Texas; and,

h. Miami, Florida.

Contractor will submit Location of each site for approval by COR.

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Training and

Technical

Assistance

The Contractor shall meet all requirements for training and technical assistance, unless otherwise specified by the

Government

COR verification through review of monthly report

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Scale Down The Contractor shall be prepared to scale operations to meet fluctuations in mission requirements. The Contractor shall commence scale-down activities with the direction, coordination, and approval of the COR.

COR Verification through monthly report

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