Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition FE

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JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION FOR AN ORDER EXCEEDING

THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

(AUTHORITY: RFO 6.103-3)

Request for Task Order Proposal: No.
91003126Q0015
1. Agency and contracting activity.
Department of Education, Federal Student Aid (FSA).
2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved. FSA anticipates awarding a cost plus fixed-fee task order on a sole-source basis by utilizing the U.S. Department of the Treasury (USDT) and Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Center for Enterprise Modernization (CEM) Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) with MITRE Corp. (MITRE) (contract number TIRNO-99-D-00005). 3. Description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value).
To ensure the successful execution of FSA’s Technology Modernization Initiative (FTMI), it is essential to partner with an organization that offers independent, mission‑focused expertise that can provide conflict‑free guidance on the foundational architectures and data modernization that will shape future FSA modernization initiatives. The Architecture and Data Modernization Support (ADMS) work directly informs the strategy, requirements, and technical direction for major upcoming acquisitions under the FTMI, making it critical that the supporting partner bring not only deep technical capability but also a governance structure that guarantees neutrality, is able to perform closely associated with inherently governmental work, and prioritizes the best interests of the government. These unique qualifications can only be found through non-commercial services. FSA currently does not have the in-house technical expertise to execute and requires technical management and research and development support to advance the FTMI planning and acquisition. FSA requires technical expertise and operational support in architecture, data modeling and data integration to advance the FTMI planning and acquisition, including, but not limited to the modernization of

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Digital Customer Care (DCC), Title IV Origination and Disbursement (TIVOD) and Unified Borrower Portal (UBP).
The base award period of performance is twelve (12) months for an estimated $3.8M. Furthermore, this justification covers a potential six-month extension under FAR 52.217-8 (Option to Extend Services), if approved by IRS. The total estimated