Opportunity
SAM #91003126F0014and15_BDAS_Justification_2of2
Post-award sole-source justification for Borrower Defense adjudication attorney support modifications
Buyer
DOE FSA Acquisitions Office
Posted
October 06, 2026
Identifier
91003126F0014and15_BDAS_Justification_2of2
NAICS
541611, 541199
This post-award notice explains continued attorney support for Federal Student Aid’s Borrower Defense adjudication work. - Notice status: A published sole-source justification for modifications to existing task orders; it is not an active solicitation or a new award announcement. - Administrative identifiers: Delivery order 91003126F0015, contract 47QRAA18D00FU, and modification P00003 are identified in the notice. The attachment describes two task-order modifications. - Services described: Attorney support for the Borrower Defense Branch, including school-level fact-finding and adjudication of borrower defense applications under applicable regulations and the Sweet v. McMahon settlement. - Work uses FSA’s customized Salesforce interface. - Reviews include a 20% quality-control process and 100% final review. - Rationale and value: The action is described as a logical follow-on intended to retain trained contractors, avoid service disruption, and reduce delays in addressing the claims backlog. The attachment estimates the action at $81,382,398.35. - Timing: No contract start date, end date, or defined period of performance is provided. FSA’s stated goal is to reduce the backlog to zero by the end of 2028; contractor support could end earlier if that goal is achieved. - Items not specified: The provided summaries identify no vendors, OEMs, product quantities, or product line items.
Description
This posting provides notice that the sole source justification for the Borrower Defense Adjudication Support Task Orders is being posted pursuant to GSAM 538.7104-3(b)(3)(iii), which requires the ordering activity to publish a notice and post the justification within 14 days after award that exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold. This is NOT an active procurement opportunity, but is instead required posting of an approved justification subsequent to Task Order modification award.