Performance-Based Contracting
A performance-based contract changes
the focus from process to guaranteed performance. A performance-based contract transfers performance risk to the
provider. Providers have the freedom to innovate, but they are held accountable for the results and performance-based
contracts have a proven history of reducing program costs and increasing desired outcomes.
A performance-based contract is a program that offers complete accountability and improved outcomes for your
government agency or organization, and for the at-risk children, adolescents and families you serve. Evidence-Based
Associates guarantees performance-based services. If our services do not perform or provide positive results,
there is no cost to you.
What is performance-based contracting?
Performance-based contracting has several characteristics that distinguish it from the more traditional
types of governmental contracting. Performance-based contracting typically incorporates some or all
of the following:
Performance and Cost Expectations and Benefits
- Encourages and promotes contractors to be innovative and find cost effective ways of delivering services
- Results in better prices and performance
- Maximizes competition and innovation
- Lowers ongoing expenses
- Achieves cost savings
- Expects contractors to control costs
- Creates better value and enhanced performance
- Gives the contractor more flexibility to achieve the desired results
- Shifts risk to contractors so they are responsible for achieving the objectives
- Provides incentives to improve contractor performance and ties contractor compensation to achievement
- Provides financial incentives for efficient use of resources
- Rewards good performance
Partnership Expectations and Benefits
- Encourages contractors and governments to work together to provide the best services to clients
- Allows contractors to have buy-in and shared interests
Agency Expectations and Benefits
- Promotes the achievement of departmental outcomes
- Identifies priority areas and invests resources to maximize client outcomes
- Sets groundwork to evaluate programs and services
- Documents results for the federal Government Performance and Reporting Act
Contract Administration Expectations and Benefits
- Results in more economical procurement and contract administration
- Minimizes reporting requirements
- Requires less frequent but more meaningful monitoring
The federal government has very specific performance-based contracting guidelines that include all
of the above characteristics as delineated by the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy and the Federal
Acquisition Regulations.
What is unique about our performance-based contracts?
Evidence-Based Associates will address your agency's needs and design a performance-based contract that
achieves your desired results. More specifically, our team works in partnership with evidence-based programs
that have been tested with rigorous scientific research and that demonstrate desired outcomes, such as:
Why does Evidence-Based Associates utilize evidence-based programs?
Evidence-Based Associates uses evidence-based programs for its performance-based contracts because they:
- Reduce taxpayers' costs. Systems save an average of $30,000 per youth when evidence-based programs are utilized as an alternative to placement.
- Eliminate the growing need for expensive new prison construction and staffing
- Reduce re-arrests. Redirecting youth to evidence-based services will lower the severity level of future offenses.
- Give troubled youth the chance to change. Youth served in evidence-based programs commit up to 50 percent fewer crimes.
Bottom line:
Complete accountability; improved results or money back.
Learn more about evidence-based programs.
