DOC NOAA RFP: Performance, Risk, and Social Sciences (PRSSO) Economic Evaluation Support Services

Notice ID: 1305M424R0015

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Performance, Risk and Social Science Office (PRSSO) seeks support to develop research methodologies, conduct data gathering and analysis, and draft/deliver final evaluations assessing the impacts of key components of NOAA’s  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act investments.

NOAA will:

– Conduct process evaluations to gauge whether certain coastal resilience investments are achieving their intended purposes—and the relative success of diverse investment approaches in achieving stated goals.

– Conduct impact evaluations of the relative outcomes of certain coastal resilience investments (e.g., integrated economic, social and environmental impacts).

PRSSO aims to meet several objectives, as articulated below:

1. Develop robust research designs and methods consistent with OMB M-21-27 to ascertain the effectiveness and efficiency of the investments listed in Table 1 leveraging process and impact evaluation approaches.
2. Implement research methodology, leveraging data sources outlined in the Requirements section and consultations with Federal resources to conduct a robust assessment of the following significant questions:
3. Using process evaluation approaches, are the programs listed in Table 1 on track to meet their intended statutory, regulatory, policy and/or programmatic goals? What are the relative benefits of diverse investment approaches in achieving stated resilience goals?
4. Using impact evaluation approaches, both qualitative and quantitative, are NOAA investments providing—or projected to provide—robust socioeconomic and environmental benefits, including but not limited to reducing economic losses, creating jobs and strengthening ecosystem and community resilience?
5. Draft, revise, and present final evaluations which demonstrate:
6. Integrated and robust data collection and methodological rigor; and,
7. Sophisticated analysis of the value of NOAA investments and an assessment of their effectiveness and efficiency.
8. Provide a template and approach for future impact evaluations as BIL and IRA implementation continues beyond this contract period of performance.

The anticipated period of performance is 3 ½ years.

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