This Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) award, valued at $16 billion, was issued by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid to Central Research Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation. The contract, titled the Unified Servicing and Data Solution (USDS), aims to modernize the agency's legacy student loan servicing systems onto a single portal at StudentAid.gov. Under this IDC, the Department of Education has issued multiple task orders to Central Research Inc. as the prime contractor. These include a $43.9 million fixed-price delivery order for operations and maintenance of student loan servicing, a $25 million firm-fixed price task order for system performance readiness and Authorization to Operate, and a $596,513.61 delivery order for additional operations and maintenance services. Central Research Inc. has partnered with subcontractors such as Advanced Technology Leaders, Inc. and Nelnet Servicing LLC to deliver these comprehensive student loan servicing capabilities. The USDS IDC and associated task orders do not have any set-aside designations, and the primary place of performance is Washington, D.C. and Lowell, Arkansas.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| P00041 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 6/2/25 | |
| P00040 | Change Order | $0 | 3/20/25 | |
| P00039 | Change Order | $0 | 2/19/25 | |
| P00038 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 1/10/25 | |
| P00037 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 12/17/24 |
Name | Description | Awardee | Potential Value (Click to sort descending) | Award Date (Click to sort descending) | Completion Date (Click to sort descending) | Updated At (Click to sort descending) |
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Delivery Order 91003123D0002-91003123F0318 | Central Research Inc. | $25.1m | 4/25/23 | 11/10/24 | 9/5/24 | |
Delivery Order 91003123D0002-91003124F0318 | Central Research Inc. | $44.0m | 7/1/24 | 7/31/25 | 6/18/25 | |
Delivery Order 91003123D0002-91003124F0309 | Central Research Inc. | $596.5k | 4/1/24 | 6/30/24 | 10/31/24 |
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | Federal Agency | Type | Posted Date (Click to sort descending) |
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Unified Servicing and Data Solution (USDS) Solicitation | USDS_Awards_91003123D0005 | Department of Education Contracts and Acquisition Management | Award Notice 7/7 | 4/24/23, 5:49 PM | |
Unified Servicing and Data Solution (USDS) Awards Notice | USDS_Awards_91003123D0001 | Department of Education Contracts and Acquisition Management | Award Notice 3/7 | 4/24/23, 5:46 PM | |
Background and Request for Information on the Unified Servicing and Data Solution (USDS) | 91003122_RFI_USDS | Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid | Special Notice 1/7 | 2/23/22, 7:04 AM | |
Unified Servicing and Data Solution (USDS) Solicitation | 91003122R0007 | Department of Education Contracts and Acquisition Management | Solicitation 2/7 | 5/19/22, 5:58 PM | |
Unified Servicing and Data Solution (USDS) Awards Notice | USDS_Awards_91003123D0004 | Department of Education Contracts and Acquisition Management | Award Notice 6/7 | 4/24/23, 5:48 PM |