Specifications include, but are not limited to: e. The contractor would conduct a search and complete the application process for eligible children/youth in foster care. This includes the initiation and submission of all necessary documentation for new SSA applications, reapplications and recertifications and notifications to all appropriate parties. The contractor would manage the benefits received according to ACS and SSA guidelines, including bank reconciliation activities (deposits, savings, withdrawals, and spending) and all tasks required by the SSA for recipients of and Representative Payees for, SSA benefits. The contractor would conduct regular training of Foster Care Agency Case Planners and other ACS stakeholders. In addition, as Federal Social Security policies change, the contractor would work with ACS and the Social Security Benefits Unit (SSBU) to implement appropriate changes in procedures. In calendar year 2023, there were on average approximately 6,600 children in ACS Foster Care. Of this amount ACS was the Representative Payee for approximately 533 children/youth, 330 of whom were receiving SSI benefits and 159 were receiving RSDI benefits, and 44 receiving both SSI and RSDI benefits.