The survey work, etc., is done independently by the third party. Where we certainly needed to spend time with the company carrying out the evaluation was in putting together various documents for their review, but also in working with them to help them understand what the program was before they developed a survey instrument and went out to survey the program. But the evaluation is conducted by a group external to the department, and it goes through the department's corporate review branch, as opposed to being a direct contract between the program and the evaluation company.
On June 6th, 2006. See this statement in context.