SAM #47QACA26C0036

Sole Source Award for Early Career Talent Recruitment Platform to Stryder Corp dba Handshake

This award supports OPM's initiative to modernize federal hiring for early career talent: - Sole source contract awarded to Stryder Corp dba Handshake for a cloud-based recruitment platform - Platform provides access to a verified network of over 20 million students from 1,500+ partner institutions - Features include AI-powered job matching, academic data targeting, proactive engagement tools, virtual job fairs, and analytics - Fully mobile and Section 508 accessibility compliant - Contract structure: - Four-month pilot (May 6, 2026 – September 3, 2026) targeting engagement of 50,000 students and 1,000 federal hires - Two one-year option periods extending through September 3, 2028 - Sole source justification: Stryder Corp dba Handshake is considered the only responsible source for this requirement - Place of performance and government facilities consolidated: - U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Office of the Director, 1900 E St NW, Washington, DC 20415 - Office of Centralized Acquisition Services, 1800 F St NW, Washington, DC 20405

Description

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Office of Centralized Acquisition Services (OCAS) provides this public notice of a sole source contract award (contract No. 47QACA26C0036), pursuant to RFO Part 6.301, to Stryder Corp dba Handshake for an Early Career Talent Recruitment Platform. See attached Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) document.

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