Sole-source award for proprietary COTS saas cloud-based early-career talent recruitment platform

Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
19AQMM26C1161
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$739,000

Award facts

Contract value 31% obligated
  • $739,000.00 Current, with exercised options
  • $2,352,680.00 Potential, with all options
Completion date 2% complete
  • Current, with exercised options
  • Potential, with all options
Contracting staff
Funding agency
Department of State
NAICS code
519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
PSC
DA10 It And Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Software As A Service
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
Washington, DC 20520, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this award

The Department of State awarded a $2.352 million definitive contract to Stryder Corp (doing business as Handshake) for a proprietary cloud-based early-career talent recruitment platform on September 29, 2026, under a sole-source award.

The originating requirement is for subscription access to a SaaS talent engagement and recruitment platform serving federal early-career hiring. The platform connects students, recent graduates, and employers across more than 1,000 colleges and universities, offering job posting, recruitment event management, candidate analytics, employer branding tools, and premium recruiter licenses. Place of performance is Washington, DC 20520. The contract runs firm fixed-price through September 28, 2029. Stryder Corp operates the Handshake platform as a single-vendor, self-performed delivery model with no subcontractor engagement across its federal portfolio.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 19AQMM26C1161?

19AQMM26C1161 was awarded to Stryder Corp by Office of Acquisition Management (Department of State) on September 29, 2026.

How much is contract 19AQMM26C1161 worth?

The government has obligated $739,000 on 19AQMM26C1161. Its potential value, with all options, is $2,352,680.

Which agency awarded contract 19AQMM26C1161?

Office of Acquisition Management (Department of State) awarded 19AQMM26C1161, with funding from Department of State.

Was contract 19AQMM26C1161 competed?

The extent of competition for 19AQMM26C1161 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.

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