workable plan to thoroughly beta test and field test any new technologies or systems in this pilot before making them available to all households, individuals, or the entire pilot area, and (18) identify the applicable Federal, State, local, or Tribal statutory and regulatory authorities, including waiver authorities, to be potentially leveraged to most effectively implement the proposed pilot project. 7. HOPE technology innovation contracts (a) Authority The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall hold a merit-based competition to award HOPE Technology Innovation Contracts to United States-based private businesses and section 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with relevant, successful experience in technology, to create technology apps, widgets, and templates that pilot entities can use to create HOPE accounts. (b) Number of contracts The Secretary will award no more than 10 and not fewer than 2 such contracts each fiscal year. (c) Size of contracts Contracts may range in size from $200,000 to $4,500,000. (d) Availability to the public All technologies developed with these funds will be open-sourced and available to the public for free. (e) Household data No contractor should have access to any client or household data through this project, except in cases they are also contractors or subgrantees for pilot entities, in which case they would have limited, functional access to such data. In no case shall a contractor share or sell client or household data. (f) Preferences Preferences should be given to contracts that ensure the following: (1) Client facing technology with top preferences mobile device applications and uses and secondary preferences to tablet and computer and texting uses. (2) Incorporate fail-safe systems to maintain the privacy and security of data. (3) Are easily adaptable at the lowest possible financial costs with the least possible staff time by pilot entities and other State, county,