This IDIQ contract will support evaluations of a variety of IHS Programs in partnership with IHS Program and DPER staff, and in some cases, may involve working with grantees.
As evaluation design and planning is central to the effectiveness of a program and its evaluation, Contractor may be involved in strategic planning of programs and evaluations.
IHS evaluations may make use of multiple sources of data, such as: grantee progress reports, grantee local evaluation reports, performance data reported to IHS, customer/client surveys, clinical instruments, field observation, and other sources.
The Contractor shall have the capacity to design and/or execute such evaluation projects. In some instances, evaluation studies will have short deadlines and limited resources so careful attention must be devoted to selecting the most appropriate designs and employing appropriate standards for health care research and statistical methodology.
The Contractor shall develop a strategic planning approach to programs and their related evaluations.
The Contractor shall develop one or more preliminary evaluation designs, which will measure relevant aspects of program performance…
