SAM #91003126F0014and15_BDAS_Justification_1of2

Sole-source justification for continued FSA Borrower Defense adjudication support

The U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid (FSA) published a post-award sole-source justification for continued Borrower Defense adjudication support. - Notice status: This is a required post-award justification, not an active solicitation or new procurement opportunity. - Action identified: The notice concerns modifications to Borrower Defense Adjudication Support task orders. It identifies contract 47QRAA19D003H, delivery order 91003126F0014, and modification P00003. - Requested services: Attorney services for FSA’s 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. - Quality controls include a 20% quality control process and 100% final review. - Rationale and objective: The action is described as a logical follow-on intended to retain trained contractors, avoid service disruption, and help reduce the claims backlog. FSA’s goal is to eliminate the backlog by the end of 2028. - Estimated value: $81,382,398.35. No product purchases, product quantities, or OEMs are identified in the provided information.

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)(ii), 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. 

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