"other functions" the purpose of the accreditation and state liaison data collection system is to provide ongoing technical support and services for maintaining, enhancing, developing and hosting…
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 0003
- Awardee
-
Groundswell Corporation UEI JNFEJMSLMXW7
- Awarding agency
-
Contracts and Acquisition Management
Department of Education
- Obligated
- $929,001
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $929,000.90 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Office of Postsecondary Education Department of Education
- NAICS code
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- PSC
- D308 It And Telecom- Programming
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 2 offers Multiple Award, Fair Opportunity
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Hinsdale, IL 60521, USA
- Legislative mandates
-
- Clinger-Cohen Act FAR part 39
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | -$0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $24,875 | |
| Exercise an Option | $14,768 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $58,741 | |
| Exercise an Option | $106,641 | |
| Definitize Change Order | $501,712 | |
| Exercise an Option | $104,084 | |
| Original award | $118,179 |
About this award
Groundswell Corporation was awarded a $929,000.90 firm fixed price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) call to provide ongoing technical support and services for the Accreditation and State Liaison (ASL) Data Collection System. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business set aside and awarded on September 22, 2017, supports the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education through the maintenance, enhancement, development, and hosting of a database that facilitates management of key accreditation group operations. The work is performed in Hinsdale, Illinois, with an ultimate completion date of November 10, 2020. Applied Enterprise Management Corporation (AEM), a woman-owned small business based in Reston, Virginia, serves as a major subcontractor, supporting the ASL Data Collection e-Recognition component awarded on July 5, 2017.
This engagement leverages Groundswell's expertise as a technology integrator specializing in digital transformation and data management solutions for federal agencies, while AEM provides complementary data management and technical assistance capabilities developed through extensive prior work with the Department of Education. The contract is structured under the General Services Administration's Information Technology Schedule 70, enabling efficient procurement of Groundswell's IT services. The ASL Data Collection System is critical infrastructure supporting the Department of Education's accreditation oversight functions, ensuring federal agencies can efficiently manage and track accreditation-related data and operations across postsecondary institutions.
Description
"other functions" the purpose of the accreditation and state liaison data collection system is to provide ongoing technical support and services for maintaining, enhancing, developing and hosting database that facilitates the management of key accreditation group operations.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 0003?
0003 was awarded to Groundswell Corporation by Contracts and Acquisition Management (Department of Education) on September 22, 2017.
How much is contract 0003 worth?
The government has obligated $929,001 on 0003.
Which agency awarded contract 0003?
Contracts and Acquisition Management (Department of Education) awarded 0003, with funding from Office of Postsecondary Education (Department of Education).
Is contract 0003 an order under another contract?
Yes. 0003 is a BPA call under GS35F0398V-EDOPE17A0014, a blanket purchase agreement, on Information Technology Schedule 70 (IT-70).
Was contract 0003 competed?
The extent of competition for 0003 was full and open competition. The government received 2 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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