American Institutes For Research IN The Behavioral Sciences

MARKETPLACE OPERATIONS SUPPORT (MOS)

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION EVALUATION AND REGIONAL ASSISTANCE OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONS INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES REQUIRES A CONTRACT TO CONDUCT A NATIONAL STUDY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SPENDING INFORMED BY THE PILOT STUDY.

NEW FEWS NET HUB TASK ORDER WITH AIR

INTEGRATED PREVENTION ADVISORY GROUP CAPACITY BUILDING

THROUGH SEED, ODEP PROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT, ADOPTION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE POLICIES THAT FACILITATE THE EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. SEED SHARES STATE MODEL LEGISLATION, LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE, POLICY CONSIDERATIONS, AND IMPLEMENTAT

PUBLIC LIBRARIES SURVEY COLLECTION AND DATA DISSEMINATION TO GATHER INFORMATION FROM OVER 9,200 LIBRARY SYSTEMS, 17,000 BRANCH LIBRARIES, AND BOOKMOBILES, AND USE OF PLS DATA AND TOOLS BY LIBRARY PRACTITIONERS, LEGISLATORS, RESEARCHERS, AND COMMUNITY

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-PROVIDE INPUTS FOR UPDATES TO THE MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORTS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN, INCLUDING ALL ACTIVITIES AND TIMELINES FOR THE TASKS THAT DELOITTE IS LEADING. -PROVIDE INPUTS AND UPDATES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE QUALITY CONTROL PLAN, AS DIRECTED BY AIR. -PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS WITH AIR, OTHER CGT SUBCONTRACTORS, AND CMS AS REQUESTED. -PROVIDE INPUT ON DELIVERABLES AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE IN MEDICAID PROGRAMS (FEE-FOR-SERVICE AND MANAGED CARE), MEDICAID INNOVATION MODELS FOR FINANCING HIGH-COST SPECIALTY DRUGS, AND T-MSIS DATA ACROSS STATES. -LEAD THE FOLLOWING PROJECT TASKS AND SUBTASKS, INCLUDING TECHNICAL BRAINSTORMING, PLANNING, REPORTING AND DELIVERABLE PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES: TASK 2. CUSTOMER SUPPORT TASK 3. MODEL PARTICIPANT ONBOARDING AND MANAGEMENT TASK 4. MODEL PARTICIPANT APPLICATION SCREENING TASK 5. DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT

ANTICIPATED AWARD SOW: IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT TEAM MEMBER€„¢S RESPONSIBILITIES ON THE IDIQ WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: €¢ REVIEW AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MODERNIZING OPTN BY-LAWS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; €¢ REVIEW BOARD COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REFORMS TO IMPROVE FUNCTIONALITY AND SYSTEM OUTCOMES; €¢ ESTABLISH A TRANSITIONAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE AND SEEK PUBLIC INPUT TO DEVELOP A SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR A BOARD OF DIRECTORS SPECIAL ELECTION; €¢ CONDUCT A SPECIAL ELECTION TO ESTABLISH A NEW INDEPENDENT OPTN BOARD OF DIRECTORS; €¢ SUPPORT THE NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN EXECUTING ITS OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR OPTN ORGAN MATCHING POLICY AND OPERATIONS, OPTN MEMBERSHIP STANDARDS, OPTN BUDGET AND FINANCING, AND OTHER FUNCTIONS; AND €¢ PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE BOARD FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING, TRAINING, AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.

THIS STATEMENT OF WORK IS STRUCTURED TO PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN OF ALL ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (GDIT) IN THE BASE YEAR OF THIS CONTRACT. IN THE BASE YEAR, MOST OF THE WORK TO BE CONTRIBUTED BY GDIT WILL BE IN PREPARING THE REQUISITE DESIGN AND CODES, EXTRACTING DATA, AND CONDUCTING EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT THE METHODOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE IBH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID MODELS. GDIT IS ALSO TO TAKE THE LEAD ROLE ON TASK 9 IBH MODEL COST AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS AND TASK 10 DATA ANALYSIS, WORKING UNDER THE TECHNICAL OVERSIGHT OF THE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER TASK LEADS WHO WILL BE LEADING THE TECHNICAL METHODS DEVELOPMENT FOR WHICH ANALYSIS MAY BE REQUIRED UNDER TASKS 9 AND 10.

SUBCONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE PRIME CONTRACTOR THE SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE CONTRACT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH BELOW: €¢ PRIME CONTRACTOR WILL FACILITATE FULL COLLABORATION BETWEEN ALL TEAM MEMBERS INCLUDING SPECIFICATION TEAM, TESTING TEAM, AND CLINICAL TEAM. €¢ SERVE AS CLINICAL LEAD ACROSS ALL CQMS AND ECQMS BEING DEVELOPED, RE-TOOLED, OR MAINTAINED UNDER THE EC CONTRACT. THIS INCLUDES EXPERTISE FROM INTERNAL MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, FAMILY MEDICINE, PSYCHIATRY, OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY), AND CONSULTATION AS NEEDED WITH UP TO 30 CLINICAL SPECIALTIES, TO CONDUCT CLINICAL REVIEWS OF MEASURE CONCEPTS, MEASURE SPECIFICATIONS, AND ANNUAL MEASURE UPDATES FOR BOTH ELECTRONIC CLINICAL QUALITY MEASURES (ECQMS) AND OTHER CLINICAL QUALITY MEASURES (CQMS).

€¢ FOLLOW BEST PRACTICES TO SECURE ALL PROJECT DATA AND DOCUMENTATION AND MAKE MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO CMS AS REQUIRED €¢ FOLLOW ESTABLISHED PROCESSES FOR DATA RETENTION/DESTRUCTION AS APPROPRIATE AIR MAY REQUEST SUBCONTRACTOR€„¢S HELP IN LOCATING, ASSEMBLING AND LABELING DATA FILES FOR CLOSEOUT ACTIVITIES AND ENSURING THAT DATA IS DESTROYED PER EUA REQUIREMENTS AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT

BNL CONSULTING WILL SUPPORT THE AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH (AIR) IN (1) BUILDING A NEW PRIMARY PREVENTION DATA SYSTEM FOR DEPARTMENT OF ARMY THAT RESEMBLES THE WISQARS PLATFORM FOR CDC; (2) PROVIDING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE ON DATA SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT; (3) DEVELOPING DASHBOARDS TO ASSIST THE I-PAG IN UNDERSTANDING AND UTILIZING PREVENTION DATA.

W2 CONSULTING WILL SUPPORT THE AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH (AIR) IN (1) RECRUITING POTENTIAL I-PAG MEMBERS; (2) PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT ON INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION (IPP) TO PHASE I, PHASE II, AND FUTURE PHASES OF THE I-PAG; (3) PROVIDE RESEARCH AND EVALUATION SUPPORT FOR IPP ACTIVITIES; (4) SUPPORT I-PAG DATA ANALYSIS AND DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES; (5) PROVIDE RESEARCH DESIGN, METHODOLOGICAL, DATA COLLECTION, AND ANALYSIS EXPERTISE ON PREVENTION EVALUATIONS.

BANYAN WILL SUPPORT THE AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH (AIR) IN (1) DEVELOPING AND REFINING WITH AIR AND ARMY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, RECRUITMENT MATERIALS AND RELATED RESOURCES TO BE USED DURING IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL RECRUITMENT EVENTS; (2) DEVELOPING AND REFINING WITH AIR AND ARMY A COMMUNICATION TOOLKIT FOR I-PAG TO USE WITH LEADERS; (3) DEVELOPING A REFINING A PROOF OF CONCEPT, AND IF APPROVED DEVELOPING AND REFINING A VETO VIOLENCE-TYPE SITE FOR ARMY AS PART OF A LARGER EVIDENCE CLEARINGHOUSE.

THIS STATEMENT OF WORK IS STRUCTURED TO PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN OF ACTIVITIES TO BE CONDUCTED BY HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES (HMA) IN THE BASE YEAR OF THIS CONTRACT. DURING THE BASE YEAR OF THIS CONTRACT HMA WILL PROVIDE CONSULTATION AND SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES AND DELIVERABLES DESCRIBED IN THE CMS SCOPE OF WORK (SOW) FOR THIS MODEL. WE NEXT DESCRIBE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES AND DELIVERABLES FOR THE MODEL SUPPORT TASK, AND TASKS 1,2,3,4,5,6, AND 8. MOST OF HMA€„¢S CONTRIBUTIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FOR SUPPORTING TASKS 2,6, AND 8. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC DELIVERABLES/ACTIVITIES FOR HMA UNDER TASKS 7, 9,10,11,12,13, AND 14, AS NEEDED, HMA MAY PROVIDE TECHNICAL INPUT ON ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED UNDER THESE TASKS.

PRIME CONTRACTOR WILL FACILITATE FULL COLLABORATION BETWEEN ALL AIR TEAM MEMBERS (INCLUDING SPECIFICATION TEAM, CLINICAL TEAM, TESTING TEAM), ABFM, STANFORD PHS, AND REGISTRY VENDOR MRO CORP/FIGMD. SUBCONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE PRIME CONTRACTOR THE SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE SOLICITATION AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH BELOW: • FOLLOWING THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF A BAA (IF NECESSARY) AND A DATA USE AGREEMENT (DUA) THROUGH THE STANFORD UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCES (STANFORD PHS), WHICH SERVES AS THE DATA CUSTODIAN FOR ELECTRONIC HEALTH DATA AND MEASURES-RELATED DATA WITHIN THE PRIME REGISTRY, PROVIDE THE AIR TEAM WITH ACCESS TO THE AMERICAN FAMILY COHORT (AFC) DATASET (ALTERNATIVELY KNOWN AS THE PRIME REGISTRY EHR DATA), AFC MEASURES-RELATED ANNUAL DATA, AND AFC NOTES. PRIME CONTRACTOR AGREES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ABFM’S PERFORMANCE UNDER THIS SUBCONTRACT IS CONTINGENT ON THE EXECUTION OF A DATA USE AGREEMENT AND ANY NECESSARY BAA BETWEEN STANFORD AND PRIME CONTRACTOR.

SUPPORT AIR IN ASSISTING THE NATIONAL OFFICE OF JOB CORPS (NOJC) IN ENGAGING WITH POTENTIAL EMPLOYER PARTNERS AND IMPROVING THE SKILLS OF ITS CONTRACTORS AND CENTER STAFF TO ENGAGE BUSINESSES ACROSS AND THROUGH ITS SPECTRUM OF SERVICES AREAS, FROM INFORMING TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING TO HIRING JOB CORPS GRADUATES. SUBCONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY PARTNERS IN STATES AND REGIONS. SUBCONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS WITH AIR AND JOB CORPS STAFF, AND ENSURE TIMELY AND QUALITY COMPLETIONS OF ALL PROJECT DELIVERABLES. SUBCONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE (SME) SUPPORT IN PROVIDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO OTHER NOJC SUPPORT CONTRACTORS AND NOJC DIVISIONS AND ETA OFFICES.

€¢ PROVIDING PROPOSAL THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, SUCH AS DEVELOPING TECHNICAL APPROACH AND WRITTEN INPUTS (AS REQUESTED); €¢ ATTENDING BRAINSTORMING AND SOLUTIONING SESSIONS (AS REQUESTED); €¢ PARTICIPATING IN INTERNAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT (SME) INTERVIEWS BY TEAM LEADER WRITERS TO INFORM TECHNICAL RESPONSE; €¢ PROVIDING PROJECT EXAMPLES (AS REQUESTED) OF TEAM MEMBER€„¢S COMPLETED WORK RELATED TO THE TEAM MEMBER€„¢S PROPOSED SCOPE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT TECHNICAL RESPONSE; €¢ COMPLETING DETAILED REVIEW OF TECHNICAL RESPONSE (AS REQUESTED); €¢ PROVIDING CVS AND BIOS FOR ALL PROPOSED STAFF; €¢ PROVIDING BUSINESS PROPOSAL INPUTS; AND €¢ PROVIDING CORPORATE LETTER OF COMMITMENT.

TASK A - PROGRAM AND TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TASK D - BENCHMARK AND PERFORMANCE YEAR EXPENDITURE CALCULATIONS AND RECONCILIATION TASK E - MODEL PARTICIPANT QUALITY PERFORMANCE TASK G - MODEL DATA REPOSITORY AND REPORTS

€¢ DR. CHRISTOPHER DOSS, POLICY RESEARCHER, CO-PI TOOLKIT EVALUATION, RAND PROJECT DIRECTOR O DR. DOSS WILL LEAD THE TOOLKIT EVALUATION AT RAND O WILL COORDINATE WITH ALL AIR STAKEHOLDERS O WILL COORDINATE THE CONCEPTUALIZATION AND FIELDING OF THE RAND RESEARCH TASKS €¢ DR. KATA MIHALY, SENIOR ECONOMIST, SENIOR ADVISOR O DR. MIHALY WILL WORK WITH DRS. DOSS AND SCHWEIG TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF THE DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS, THE DESIGN OF THE RCT, AND THE FIELDING OF THE RCT O WILL LEAD THE DATA ANALYSIS OF TEACHER PREPARATION DATA IN LOUISIANA IN LATER YEARS OF THE CONTRACT (LIKELY SEPARATE TASK) O WILL ATTEND PROJECT MEETINGS AS NEEDED €¢ DR. JONATHAN SCHWEIG, BEHAVIORAL SCIENTIST, SENIOR ADVISOR O DR. SCHWEIG WILL WORK WITH DRS. DOSS AND MIHALY TO CREATE THE TEACHER LOGS O DR. SCHWEIG WILL LEAD THE ANALYSIS OF THE TEACHER LOGS WITH MR. EAGAN IN LATER YEARS OF THE CONTRACT O WILL ATTEND PROJECT MEETINGS AS NEEDED

DURING THE BASE YEAR OF THIS CONTRACT ICARE SOLUTIONS, LLC (ICARE) WILL PROVIDE CONSULTATION AND SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES AND DELIVERABLES DESCRIBED IN THE CMS SOW FOR THIS MODEL. WE NEXT DESCRIBE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES AND DELIVERABLES FOR THE MODEL SUPPORT TASK, TASK 6 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS AND TASK 8 MONITORING. MOST OF ICARE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FOR SUPPORTING TASK 8. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC DELIVERABLES/ACTIVITIES FOR ICARE UNDER REMAINING TASKS, ICARE MAY PROVIDE TECHNICAL INPUT ON ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED UNDER THESE TASKS, IF REQUESTED.

SUBCONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE PRIME CONTRACTOR THE SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE CONTRACT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH BELOW: RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE: • PROVIDE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE AROUND THE VALUE SET AUTHORITY CENTER (VSAC), VALUE SETS, DATA DICTIONARIES, AND THE QUALITY DATA MODEL (QDM). • ENSURE THAT QDM VERSIONS AND VALUE SETS FOR MAINTENANCE MEASURES ARE MAINTAINED CONSISTENT WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS. • SUPPORT MEASURE MAINTENANCE FOR ECQMS. • SUPPORT FOR VIRTUAL AND LIVE FHIR CONNECTATHONS AS REQUESTED BY CMS. • THE PRIME CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE A COST REIMBURSABLE ALLOWANCE FOR TRAVEL AND ASSOCIATED TO CONNECTATHON FEES FOR UP TO THREE IN CONNECTATHONS EACH YEAR. • PARTICIPATION IN TEP MEETINGS (PRIME CONTRACTOR WILL LEAD TEP ACTIVITIES). • ASSISTANCE IN DRAFTING RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO VALUE SETS AND QDM-BASED MEASURE SPECIFICATIONS, AND STANDARDS. • SUPPORT CMS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDER COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION (CHAPTERS 4A. AND 8.A.3 COORDINATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS). • SUPPORT WEEKLY/MONTHLY STATUS UPDATES, COST REPORTS, TIMELINE REPORTS, ATTENDANCE ON CALLS AS NEEDED (CHAPTER 7). • SUPPORT CONTRIBUTIONS TO VALUE SETS FOR BOTH FHIR AND QDM-BASED MEASURES TO THE QDM-BASED VERSIONS OF MAINTENANCE MEASURES PORTIONS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN AND KICK-OFF CALLS OR MEETINGS AS NEEDED (CHAPTER 2).

AIR-P SOW TASK 1. QDM ANNUAL UPDATE: NCQA WILL UPDATE 3 OF THE 17 NCQA STEWARDED-ECQMS. THESE MEASURES REQUIRE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES, WITH SUBSTANTIVE (MEANING MORE THAN ESSENTIAL, CROSS-CUTTING MEASURE HEADER, VALUE SET, AND CQL AND TEST CASE UPDATES APPLICABLE TO ALL EC ECQMS). THE MEASURES NCQA WILL UPDATE SUBSTANTIVELY ARE: 1. BREAST CANCER SCREENING (CMS ID 125). 2. CONTROLLING BLOOD PRESSURE (CMS ID 165). 3. DIABETES: GLYCEMIC STATUS ASSESSMENT GREATER THAN 9% (CMS ID 122). THE OTHER 14 MEASURES WILL RETAIN THE SAME ECQM SPECIFICATIONS AS THE PREVIOUS YEAR. NCQA WILL CREATE NEW MADIE PACKAGES FOR THESE MEASURES BUT WILL ONLY MAKE MINIMUM NECESSARY CHANGES IN THE HEADER AND CQL, FOR EXAMPLE UPDATING COPYRIGHT LANGUAGE AND UPDATING LIBRARY VERSIONS. AIR-P SOW TASK 2. FHIR IMPLEMENTATION: NCQA WILL UPDATE THE FHIR SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE 17 MEASURES USING

1. CONTRIBUTE CONTENT FOR A PLAN FOR WEB-ENABLED PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING THE CRITICAL PATH, DECISION POINTS AND DEPENDENCIES, AND RISK IDENTIFICATION/MITIGATION PLANS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A CME/CE EFFORT ABOUT OLDER DRIVER SAFETY FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. CONTENT INCLUDES: 1. A PLAN FOR EACH WEB-ENABLED PRESENTATION, INCLUDING A TIMELINE AND REPORT ARTICULATING THE VARIOUS STAGES AND ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN, TO ENSURE NHTSA IS FULLY ENGAGED IN THE PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, CLEARANCE AND OVERSIGHT OF THE ACTIVITY. 2. PLAN TO ADDRESS TOPICS SUCH AS HOW TO COUNSEL A PATIENT WHEN CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR DRIVING, HOW FUNCTIONAL DEFICITS MAY PRESENT THEMSELVES AS DRIVING DIFFICULTIES, HOW HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS CAN MAKE REFERRALS WITHOUT VIOLATING PATIENT PRIVACY, THE ROLE OF MEDICAL ETHICS IN ADDRESSING SAFE DRIVING, AS WELL AS OTHER TOPICS SUGGESTED BY THE CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR AND APPROVED BY THE COR(TO). 3. ADDRESS ANY TOPICS THE CONTRACTOR OR COR (TO) IDENTIFIES AS RELEVANT BASED ON AGENCY PRIORITIES, EMERGING ISSUES, OR CHANGES IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY OPTIONS THAT WARRANT DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES OR CONTENT WORTH CONSIDERING. 4. NEW AND INNOVATIVE TOPICS, COST EFFECTIVE APPROACHES, NOT PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED, THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. THE PLAN CONTENT SHALL INCLUDE STEPS TO WIDELY DISTRIBUTE AND ATTRACT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WEB-BASED PRESENTATIONS BY ADDING CME/CE CREDIT FOR PARTICIPATION AND TO ASSESS POST ACTIVITY KNOWLEDGE THROUGH TESTING.

PROGRAM STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK SURVEYS AND SEND THE SURVEY LINKS TO AIR WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF RECEIVING THE REQUESTED ITEM SETS. €¢ MONITOR RESPONSE RATES AND COMMUNICATE THESE TO AIR WHILE SURVEY IS OPEN. €¢ SUBMIT THE SUMMARY OF RESPONSES IN THE IES TEMPLATE FOR EACH SFS WITHIN ONE WEEK OF CLOSING THE SURVEY. €¢ FOR WEBINAR SFSS, SUBMIT A WORD DOCUMENT SUMMARIZING THE RESPONSES TO CLOSED- AND OPEN-ENDED RESPONSES WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF CLOSING THE SURVEY. REVISE SUMMARIES, IF NEEDED

TRAC WILL PARTNER WITH REL MIDWEST AND SEVEN-STATE PUBLIC TELEVISION OUTLETS TO PRODUCE AND BROADCAST NEWS-DOCUMENTARY STYLED TELEVISION PROGRAMS THAT WILL DISSEMINATE EDUCATION RESEARCH FINDINGS. THREE PROGRAMS WILL BE PRODUCED DURING THE 2022 CALENDAR YEAR AT THREE LOCATIONS IN THE REL MIDWEST TERRITORY. COPIES OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE DELIVERED IN THE FORMAT SPECIFIED BY REL MIDWEST. AN ONLINE ARCHIVE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITES OF EACH STATION AND A 30-SECOND PROMOTIONAL SPOT WILL BE PRODUCED (AND BROADCAST) PRIOR TO EACH EVENT. IN ADDITION, STATUS REPORTS WILL BE FOR EACH PROGRAM ONE MONTH AFTER EACH KICKOFF MEETING OCCURS. PUBLIC TELEVISION IS THE IDEAL PARTNER FOR THIS TYPE OF DISSEMINATION TO SHARE SCIENTIFICALLY VALID EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH FINDINGS AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES IN A HIGHLY ACCESSIBLE MANNER. PUBLIC TELEVISION IS COMMITTED TO EDUCATION AND HAS BEEN SINCE ITS INCEPTION. PUBLIC TV ALSO BELIEVES IN EMPIRICISM AND REGULARLY USES THAT APPROACH IN ITS PROGRAMMING. IN SHORT, THE MISSION AND VALUES OF PUBLIC TV DOVETAIL VERY WELL WITH THE GOALS OF THE REL MIDWEST PROJECT

IN THE DIF MONITORING PROJECT, JOHN WALSH AND CAROL PANKOW ARE REPRESENTING GW. KEY STAFF AND OTHERS FROM THE TEAM PLAY CRITICAL ROLES ACROSS THE PROJECT, PROVIDING THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE, STAFF SUPPORT, CONDUCTING VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON MONITORING, REPORTING, WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND ITS GRANTEES, ATTENDING AND PARTICIPATION IN REGULAR MEETINGS, AND PRESENTATIONS AS NEEDED.

PROJECT 4.1.6: FORMATIVE EVALUATION BEST PRACTICES COACHING LEAD ALL ASPECTS OF THE TRAINING PROJECT INCLUDING: PROJECT PLANNING · DRAFT ALL SECTIONS OF THE CONCEPT PAPER AND PROJECT PROPOSAL. · RESPOND TO REVIEWS OF THE CONCEPT PAPER AND PROPOSAL BY ADE, AIR AND IES. SESSIONS · PRODUCE TRAINING MATERIALS (E.G., ANNOTATED AGENDA, PRESENTATION SLIDES, HANDOUTS) FOR ALL SESSIONS. · SUBMIT MATERIALS TO AIR THREE WEEKS BEFORE SCHEDULED SESSION. · RESPOND TO FEEDBACK FROM AIR AND IES. · WORK WITH PARTNERSHIP LEAD TO SCHEDULE ALL SESSIONS. · CO-LEAD FACILITATION OF ALL SESSIONS. POST-TRAINING · WORK WITH ADE TO FINALIZE AIIMS IMPLEMENTATION DATA AND ANALYSIS PLAN. · RESPOND TO AIR, RPR, AND IES FEEDBACK ON FINAL PLAN. ·PREPARE PROJECT SUMMARY

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AIR SHALL PROVIDE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COACHES FOR THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FUND- TRANSITIONS FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED POPULATIONS (QIF-JUSTICE) PROJECT. AIR HAS DEEP EXPERTISE IN IMPLEMENTING, EVALUATING, AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR TRANSITIONAL CARE MODELS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS WITHIN THE CARCERAL SYSTEM

SUBCONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING TASKS: TASK 1: PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUBTASK 1.3: ONGOING COMMUNICATIONS. AIR TASK LEADS WILL ATTEND PROJECT TELECONFERENCES WITH THE COR, AS REQUESTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR. €¢ AIR WILL ALSO PREPARE INVOICES TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH WITH BREAKOUTS BY TEAM MEMBERS FOR HOURS CHARGED BY SUBTASK. INVOICES WILL BE SUBMITTED BY THE 15TH OF THE MONTH AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY A MONTHLY MEMBERS DESCRIBING THE MONTH€„¢S PROJECT ACTIVITIES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, RISKS OR ISSUES ENCOUNTERED, AND PROGRESS. TASK 2: KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION DESIGN OPTIONS SUBTASK 2.1: KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT. TO UNDERSTAND THE ES PROGRAM LANDSCAPE WHILE ALSO GATHERING INSIGHTS NECESSARY TO DEVELOP FEASIBLE AND RIGOROUS IMPACT DESIGN OPTION, THE STUDY TEAM WILL COMBINE DATA FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES TO CREATE AN INITIAL KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT MEMO, WHICH WILL THEN INFORM DESIGN OPTIONS. €¢ AIR WILL: €¢ SUPPORT DOCUMENT REVIEW €¢ CONTRIBUTE TO/REVIEW GUIDES FOR IMPACT FEASIBILITY CALLS AND VISITS €¢ CONDUCT FOUR (4) TWO-PERSON FEASIBILITY PHONE INTERVIEWS WITH STATES (WE ARE ASSUMING A TOTAL OF 20 STATE CALLS TO SELECT 12 FOR THE IMPACT STUDY) SUBTASK 2.2: EVALUATION DESIGN OPTIONS REPORT. €¢ AIR WILL REVIEW AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THE DESIGN OPTIONS MEMO. SUBTASK 2.3: STATE RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION. AFTER THE COR APPROVES THE STATE RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLAN, THE STUDY TEAM WILL CONDUCT INITIAL CALLS WITH STATES. AFTER INITIAL CALLS THE TEAM WILL CONDUCT FOLLOW-UP CALLS WITH SITES THAT ARE DEEMED AS WELL SUITED TO THE EVALUATION. IF IT WOULD BE VALUABLE FOR PARTNERSHIP BUILDING, WE WILL CONSIDER CONDUCTING EVALUATION FEASIBILITY AND RECRUITMENT SITE VISITS TO HIGH-PRIORITY LOCATIONS, PRIORITIZING NON-WAIVER STATES SINCE THEY ARE NOT MANDATED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EVALUATION. €¢ AIR WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE RECRUITMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING WITH FOUR STATES; MATHEMATICA LEADING. TASK 3 IMPACT OUR OUTCOMES STUDY SUBTASK 3.1: IMPACT OR OUTCOME EVALUATION DESIGN REPORT. THE DESIGN REPORT WILL DESCRIBE THE IMPACT STUDY DESIGN, SAMPLE CREATION, SURVEY DATA COLLECTION, ADMINISTRATIVE DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING. THE DESIGN REPORT WILL DESCRIBE HOW THE IMPACT STUDY WILL BE INTEGRATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION STUDY TO DEFINE THE MODELS BEING EVALUATED AND PROVIDE CONTEXT FOR FINDINGS. €¢ AIR WILL CONTRIBUTE TO BRAINSTORMING AND REVIEW OF THE DESIGN REPORT. SUBTASK 3.2. DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT AND OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (OMB) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT (PRA) CLEARANCE FOR IMPACT OR OUTCOME STUDY. THE IMPACT STUDY WILL RELY ON A SURVEY OF LWDBS IN THE SELECTED SITES TO MEASURE ES STAFFING MODELS, SERVICE APPROACHES, AND OTHER PROGRAM FACTORS. THIS SURVEY WILL ALSO BE ESSENTIAL FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION STUDY. €¢ AIR WILL CONTRIBUTE TO BRAINSTORMING DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUMENTS AND REVIEW THEM. SUBTASK 3.3. DATA COLLECTION FOR IMPACT OR OUTCOME STUDY. THE IMPACT ANALYSIS WILL RELY ON SURVEY AND ADMINISTRATIVE DATA SOURCES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON (1) CHARACTERISTICS OF AJCS AND THEIR STAFFING MODELS AND (2) INFORMATION ON ES PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING SERVICE RECEIPT AND EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES. IN ADDITION TO THESE SOURCES, WE WILL USE THE ACS TO MEASURE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LOCAL AREA AND LABOR MARKET. WE WILL THEREFORE RELY PRIMARILY ON ADMINISTRATIVE DATA SOURCES, SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING: (1) WIPS: (2) STATE-LEVEL REPORTING SYSTEM DATA; (3) THE NDNH; AND (4) AGGREGATE PERFORMANCE REPORTING DATA. €¢ AIR WILL SUPPORT COLLECTION AND CLEANING OF STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE DATA (LEADING IN 4 OF 12 STATES). SUBTASK 3.4. DATA ANALYSIS FOR IMPACT OR OUTCOME STUDY. THE STUDY TEAM WILL BUILD ON THE EVALUATION DESIGN REPORT AND SUBMIT A DETAILED ANALYSIS PLAN TO THE COR. THE ANALYSIS PLAN WILL INCLUDE STEPS TO PREPARE THE DATA FOR ANALYSIS; CLEAR DEFINITIONS OF MEASURES; DATA SOURCES AND DATA COLLECTION STRATEGIES; ANALYTIC METHODS; PLANS FOR ASSESSING AND