Demonstrating Technology Capabilities for Child Welfare Programs

Background
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, is focused on enhancing child welfare systems across the nation. ACF aims to identify innovative technology solutions that can address critical challenges in child welfare programs and improve service delivery through advanced technologies.

This Request for Information (RFI) seeks to gather insights from technology vendors to inform ACF's technology strategy and support child welfare agencies nationwide.

Work Details
The RFI invites technology vendors to participate in demonstration sessions that will showcase innovative solutions addressing challenges faced by child welfare systems. Key objectives include:

- Identifying innovative technology solutions that are transforming child welfare programs.
- Understanding current industry offerings that enhance information systems.
- Evaluating the effectiveness and interoperability of available solutions.
- Gathering insights on implementation considerations such as training requirements and integration capabilities.

ACF anticipates hosting multiple demonstration days in 2025 with four vendors per session, lasting approximately 1-2 hours each. Vendors are encouraged to demonstrate technologies that address specific challenges including Continuous Quality Improvement, Family Finding, Federal Reporting, Foster Home Recruitment, Individualized Assessments, Outcome Measurement, Safety or Risk Assessment, Service Linkages, Service Coordination, Staff Recruiting and Training, System Modernization, and Unstructured Data Transformation. ACF also welcomes demonstrations of other innovative solutions not specifically listed.

Period of Performance
Demonstration sessions are anticipated to occur throughout 2025.

Place of Performance
Demonstrations may be fully virtual or hybrid formats in Washington D.C. or other locations.