"critical function" - private collection agency performs collection and administrative resolution activities on debts resulting from non-payment of student loans made under the various federal student…

Ended Awarded Last action

Contract number
0002
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$75,480,465

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$75,480,465.29 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
  • Current, with exercised options
  • Potential, with all options
Contracting staff
NAICS code
561440 Collection Agencies
Set-aside
Total Small Business
Competition
Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 22 offers Multiple Award, Fair Opportunity
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
Tucson, AZ 85712, USA
Legislative mandates

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00052 · The purpose of this modification is to fund and formalize the settlement agreement dated 6/16/2026 between the government and contractor. Funds have been… $7,150,000
Funding Only Action P00051 $450,000
Funding Only Action P00050 $445,059
Funding Only Action P00049 $4,530
Funding Only Action P00048 $71,310
Funding Only Action P00047 $58,573
Funding Only Action P00046 $573,568
Funding Only Action P00045 $10,000,000
Other Administrative Action P00044 $0
Funding Only Action P00043 $8,500,000
Other Administrative Action P00042 $0
Funding Only Action P00041 $80,000
Funding Only Action P00040 $144,650
Funding Only Action P00039 $5,892,340
Funding Only Action P00038 $4,000,000
Funding Only Action P00037 $6,000,000
Funding Only Action P00036 $6,000,000
Other Administrative Action P00035 $0
Funding Only Action P00034 $4,000,000
Other Administrative Action P00033 $0
Funding Only Action P00032 $245,200
Funding Only Action P00030 -$300
Funding Only Action P00031 $125,000
Funding Only Action P00029 $2,641,567
Other Administrative Action P00028 -$70,590
Funding Only Action P00027 $2,000,000
Other Administrative Action P00026 $0
Other Administrative Action P00025 $0
Funding Only Action P00024 $3,000,000
Other Administrative Action P00023 $0
Funding Only Action P00022 $500,000
Funding Only Action P00021 $3,000,000
Other Administrative Action P00020 $0
Funding Only Action P00019 $3,500,000
Funding Only Action P00018 $378,931
Other Administrative Action P00017 $0
Funding Only Action P00016 $103,000
Exercise an Option P00015 $0
Other Administrative Action P00014 -$1,274,960
Funding Only Action P00013 $346,000
Funding Only Action P00012 $2,000,000
Funding Only Action P00011 $2,000,000
Other Administrative Action P00010 $0
Other Administrative Action P00009 $0
Funding Only Action P00008 · Private collection agency performs collection and administrative resolution activities on debts resulting from non-payment of student loans made under the… $1,000,000
Funding Only Action P00007 $1,200
Exercise an Option 6 $63,000
Funding Only Action 5 -$451,617
Funding Only Action 4 $2,100,000
Exercise an Option 3 $6
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About this award

The Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid issued a delivery order to Bass & Associates A Professional Corp on July 29, 2016, under the Defaulted Student Loan Collection Services IDIQ, with a ceiling value of $75,480,465.29. The order is a Total Small Business set-aside supporting collection and administrative resolution activities on debts resulting from non-payment of federal student loans. Place of performance is Tucson, Arizona. A settlement agreement dated June 16, 2026, formalized funding modifications to the order.

In fiscal year 2021, the order invoiced $17 million across 145 FTEs and 302,510 contractor hours, generating a derived government-paid hourly rate of $56.23. Bass & Associates self-performed all reported hours with no subcontractor engagement.

Description

"critical function" - private collection agency performs collection and administrative resolution activities on debts resulting from non-payment of student loans made under the various federal student aid loan programs.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 0002?

0002 was awarded to Bass & Associates A Professional Corp by Office of Federal Student Aid (Department of Education) on July 29, 2016.

How much is contract 0002 worth?

The government has obligated $75,480,465 on 0002.

Is contract 0002 an order under another contract?

Yes. 0002 is a delivery order under EDFSA14D0011, an indefinite delivery contract, on Defaulted Student Loan Collection Services.

Was contract 0002 competed?

The extent of competition for 0002 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 22 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.

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