ICF Caliber Wins All Major Contract Recompetitions
FAIRFAX, VA, October 12, 2006 – Caliber,
an ICF International company, was awarded Children’s
Bureau Clearinghouse Services, a five-year, US$31 million
contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Administration on Children, Youth,
and Families (ACYF), Children’s Bureau. This
is the third time that ICF
Caliber has been awarded this contract. For the past
16 years ICF Caliber has been supporting the Children’s
Bureau as it seeks to improve safety, permanency, and
well being for our nation’s children. This is the
third ICF Caliber award, two of which were previously
announced, resulting from recompetition of four existing
key contracts in the past month (two contracts were combined
into one award), bringing the cumulative total to US$96
million.
"We look forward to working with HHS to deliver the information critically necessary to help professionals, parents, and communities understand and meet our children's needs, preventing them from harm," says Mary Sullivan, a senior vice president at ICF Caliber and project director. "ICF Caliber’s specialized knowledge and proven track record in partnering with the Children’s Bureau will give HHS the resources to support States and Tribes in improving their child welfare service systems."
ICF Caliber will
be tasked with further development and expansion
of clearinghouse services, including management,
technical, logistical, and administrative services
in the areas of child
abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption.
The team will operate Child
Welfare Information Gateway using comprehensive
knowledge management, information, and acquisition
systems that will serve as the backbone for the Web
site, library, and product development. Additionally,
the team will collect and provide access to a wide
scope of materials on practice, theory, research,
and policy. The Children’s Bureau seeks to
enhance the lives of children and their families,
and provide information and other assistance to professionals
and parents alike.
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ICF International (Nasdaq: ICFI) partners with government and commercial clients to deliver consulting services and technology solutions in the energy, environment, transportation, social programs, defense, and homeland security markets. The firm combines passion for its work with industry expertise and innovative analytics to produce compelling results throughout the entire program life cycle, from analysis and design through implementation and improvement. Since 1969, ICF has been serving government at all levels, major corporations, and multilateral institutions. More than 1,800 employees serve these clients worldwide. ICF’s Web site is http://www.icfi.com.
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Douglas Beck
1.703.934.3820
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