• What this is: A notice posting a redacted Limited Sources Justification (LSJ) explaining a non-competitive task order award.
• Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE).
• Purpose of the work: Support research and design on how Head Start programs can be designed and operated to better meet the needs of children, families, and communities.
• Awardee: The Urban Institute.
• Contract details: Task order 140D0425F1014, awarded under FAR 8.405-6(a)(2)(i) (limited sources).
• Important note: This is not a competitive grant or open funding opportunity; it is a transparency notice for a limited-source award. No applications are being accepted.

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.