University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service Training and Assistive Technology Program Technical Assistance and Data Collection

The Administration for Community Living, Administration on Disabilities, Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and Office of Interagency Innovation seek a performance-based contractor to provide coordinated technical assistance and data collection services to 67 University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service (UCEDDs) and 56 Assistive Technology Programs, with proposals due July 30. The procurement carries no set-aside.

Place of performance is Washington, DC. The contractor must deliver universal, targeted, and individualized training and technical assistance across both networks; operate and maintain data collection, reporting, and dissemination systems including the UCEDD PPR/NIRS reporting environment, ATRS, CATADA.info, and associated public-facing dashboards; and establish performance measurement frameworks. Service level requirements include acknowledging general T/TA requests within one business day with substantive response within ten business days; responding to high-priority requests within one business day and resolving within five business days; and responding to critical system support during submission windows within one hour with restoration within four hours. All systems must achieve Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility compliance. The contractor must assume responsibility for October–December 2026 AT data collection and maintain operational continuity during a 90-calendar-day transition period beginning September 30, 2026. Contract start is September 30, 2026. The NAICS code is 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services; PSC code is R408, Support—Professional: Program Management/Support. Technical proposals are limited to 20 double-spaced pages with separate supporting attachments. Evaluation uses a best-value tradeoff approach with technical factors rated as Acceptable or Unacceptable and cost considered in selection.