Attachment_to_Amendment_0003.pdf

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

PERFORMANC

E MEASURE

Performance Standard

PERFORMANC

E

DELIVERABLE

MONITORED

(see note 1)

SURVEILLANCE

METHODOLOGY

PERFORMANCE

RATING

(see note 2)

SURVEILLANC

E FREQUENCY

MONITORING

PERFORMED

Quality of Products or Services

• Complete per the approved study plan

• Accurate per the approved study plan

• Drafts reflect FNS’s feedback on prior drafts

• Based on state-of-the-literature research methods according to peer-reviewed academic journals

• Well-written with proper grammar

• If sampling is used in this study, sample size must be:

The

All deliverables as described in the PWS and specified in the approved Schedule of Deliverables

100% Inspection

Government Acceptance or Rejection

Per the contract’s approved schedule of deliverables

Acceptance or Rejection of each deliverable is noted via a Government Transmittal Sheet attached to the deliverable nationally representativ e sample selected for this study shall be sufficient to provide national estimates at ±.05 level of precision with .95 level of confidence.

Design effects and coefficients of variation shall also be considered.

The sample shall be drawn from the universe of CACFP sponsored and independent within the United States.

The nationally representativ e sample will be drawn from childcare centers. The sample sizes selected must be sufficient to yield estimates for agreed upon minimum detectable differences applicable to the variables of interest and at 95% level of confidence (at 0.80 power), and 90% level of confidence for subgroup analyses. The contractor will incorporate nonresponse rates into their sampling design, specifically high turnover rate or identify others variables that may impact nonresponse rates.

Response rates shall be calculated according to the standards OMB applies to federal agencies.

(See:

www.whiteh ouse.gov/om b/assets/om b/inforeg/sta tpolicy/stand ards_stat_sur veys.pdf

Schedule On time All deliverables as described in the PWS and specified in the approved

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory

Per the contract’s approved schedule of deliverables

Task Orders via the Contractor Performance and Rating System(CPARS http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/omb/inforeg/statpolicy/standards_stat_surveys.pdf http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/omb/inforeg/statpolicy/standards_stat_surveys.pdf http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/omb/inforeg/statpolicy/standards_stat_surveys.pdf http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/omb/inforeg/statpolicy/standards_stat_surveys.pdf http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/omb/inforeg/statpolicy/standards_stat_surveys.pdf http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/omb/inforeg/statpolicy/standards_stat_surveys.pdf http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/omb/inforeg/statpolicy/standards_stat_surveys.pdf

Cost Control According to the FFP listed in the approved budget per task in the schedule of deliverables

All deliverables as described in the PWS and specified in the approved

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory

Per the contract’s approved schedule of deliverables and each deliverable’s accompanying invoice

Task Orders via the Contractor Performance and Rating System(CPARS

Business Relations

Professional and respectful of all parties

Regular and ad-hoc meetings between contractor and Government

Semi-Annual Performance Evaluation

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory

Semi-Annually Contractor Performance and Rating System(CPARS

Management of Key Personnel

• Appropriate academic credentials for the work involved

• Attends scheduled meetings

• Available for ad-hoc meetings as necessary for contractual concerns

• Time is scheduled per the staff loading chart in the

Regular and ad-hoc meetings between contractor and Government

Semi-Annual Performance Evaluation

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory

Semi-Annually Contractor Performance and Rating System(CPARS contractor’s proposal