The following key tasks are included in the contract: 1. construction of the socio-economic, SWOT and needs analysis, 2. development of a single intervention logic for the ESF in Germany, as well as the development of the programmatic for the ESF operational program of the Federal Government, 3. development of a generally applicable indicator system and program specific indicators, 4. creation and assistance in the preparation of contributions to the federal operational program, 5. creation, processing and delivery of the ESF contributions to the partnership agreement, 6. accompaniment to the approval processes with the EU Commission