ACF, OPRE - Designing and Operating Head Start Programs
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- 140D0425Q0504
- Agency
-
Interior Business Center
Office of Policy Management and Budget, Department of the Interior
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 47QRAA18D003Z-140D0425F1014 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- The Urban Institute
- NAICS code
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) has issued a Limited Sources Justification for a sole-source task order to generate and disseminate evidence about designing and operating Head Start programs that support the needs of children, families, and communities. The task order was awarded to The Urban Institute on September 25, 2025, under GSA Multiple Award Schedule Special Item Number 541611 for administrative management and general management consulting services. The justification for sole-source procurement is based on The Urban Institute's unique and highly specialized expertise, including exclusive access to proprietary data sources such as the Head Start Enterprise System, Survey of Staff Recruitment, Training, and Professional Development in Early Head Start, and the National Survey of Early Care and Education 2019. The work will be structured as a single, severable, time-and-materials task order with performance periods spanning from September 2025 to September 2030. While the total estimated value of the base and options is redacted from the public document, the justification emphasizes that awarding to a new vendor would substantially delay the project and compromise deliverable quality. The research will utilize data from an existing ACF task order on Conversion of Enrollment Slots from Head Start to Early Head Start to inform evidence-based program design and operations.
Notice text
In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-6(a)(2)(i), a redacted version of the Limited Sources Justification (LSJ) to award task order 140D0425F1014, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) - Designing and Operating Head Start Programs to Support the Needs of Children, Families, and Communities to The Urban Institute is being provided via this posting. Awarded contract 47QRAA18D003Z to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2025-09-25.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| E52_MISC_-_LSJ_-_OPRE_Head_Start_-_REDACTED_1.pdf |
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| Opportunity | Agency | Set-aside | Responses due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head Start in State Systems Sole Source Award | — | No set-aside |
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