Agency Office of Higher Education

Contractor Wilder Research

SWIFT Contract Number B19303

Project Name Cost Benefit Study of the Get Ready

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Design and Implementation of a study of cost-benefit and cost-effectivenesss of two different delivery models fo the Get Ready Program/GEAR UP. Get Ready Program provides college planning and preparation to low income students. GEAR UP is a discretionary federal grant program of the US Department of Education created to increase to the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.

Project Duration

Start Date Wed, 09/03/2008 - 00:00

Original end date Mon, 08/24/2009 - 00:00

Actual end date Mon, 08/24/2009 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $87432.00

Amendments $0

Contract total $87432.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Federal Funding

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Kathy Hill

Evaluator Email Address Kathy.Hill@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness The Contractor Successfully completed three reports:
1. Cost Analysis Building Blocks for Studying the Get Ready/GEAR UP Program;
2. Initial Cost Analysis of the Get Ready/GEAR Up Program;
3. Framework for Return on Investment Analysis of the Get Ready/GEAR UP Program.

Evaluate the contractor's quality The report quality was good (a few typographical errors and content inconsistencies).

Evaluate the contractor's cost Satisfactory

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Overall Performance was superior in meeting the terms and objectives of the contract, delivering even more than we thought possible for the first year of this study.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

Describe any negative action taken during the duration of this contract (i.e., termination, pursuit of suspension, etc.): None

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 5 - very satisfied