Unified Servicing and Data Solution
Active Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
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Office of Federal Student Aid
- Awardees
- 5
- Task orders
- 31
- Obligated
- $2,908,150,440
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
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- Background and Request for Information on the Unified Servicing and Data Solution (USDS) Special Notice · 91003122R0007 · Posted Feb 23, 2022
- Agency
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- Office of Federal Student Aid Department of Education
- Combined task order value
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- $3,093,964,040 Current, with exercised options
- $3,723,902,943 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 35% complete
- Shared ceiling 18% used
- $16,000,000,000.00
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
The Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid established a Master IDIQ on April 25, 2023, to provide complete student loan servicing, consolidation origination and disbursement, financial reporting, specialty claims processing, fulfillment, operational reporting, compliance monitoring, and data integrations for Federal Student Aid recipients. The vehicle carries a combined potential value of $16 billion with ordering authority through April 24, 2033—approximately 6 years 9 months of runway remain.
Twenty-eight task orders have been awarded across five prime contractors with no set-aside restrictions. The vehicle is highly active: task-order issuance accelerated from 5 orders in 2023 to 12 in 2024, then moderated to 6 in 2025 and 5 in 2026 (most recent award April 1, 2026). Combined obligated funding stands at $2.68 billion against the $3.74 billion in combined potential value across all awards, representing 72 percent obligation. The Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid is the sole customer for all orders.
Competition is concentrated among five firms. Maximus Education LLC holds the largest potential value at $1.16 billion across 6 orders; Nelnet Servicing LLC follows with $1 billion across 7 orders; Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, Edfinancial Services LLC, and Central Research Inc. hold $657 million, $629.7 million, and $288.2 million respectively. These five firms account for all awarded task orders.
Task orders are predominantly operations and maintenance work priced under fixed-price or fixed-price-with-economic-price-adjustment structures. Recent awards in April 2026—the most active ordering month—show ceiling values ranging from $150 million to $377 million, with performance periods typically spanning through 2027 or extending to 2033. Consolidation origination, specialty task services (image repository, decommissioned servicer data, legacy consolidation support), and transfer-of-title-to-degree (TPD) assignment functions appear as standalone line items, reflecting specialized loan servicing functions within the broader servicing portfolio. Implementation timelines have been subject to multiple change requests and modifications addressing regulatory changes, system enhancements, and requirement definitizations.
Description
Servicing capabilities for FSA's student aid recipients. This IDIQ replaces Title IV Additional Servicers (TIVAS) and Not-For-Profit (NFP) Servicers (collectively, Legacy Servicers) contracts and provide the following services: Complete Student Loan Servicing; Student Loan Consolidation Origination and Disbursement; Financial Reporting; Processing of Specialty Claims (discharge, forgiveness, and cancellation); Complete Fulfillment; Operational Reporting; Compliance Monitoring; and Data Integrations with other FSA Systems.
IDV awards
Latest task orders
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Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelnet Servicing LLC | $918,345,994 | 32% |
| 2 | Maximus Education LLC | $706,054,688 | 24% |
| 3 | Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority | $553,891,603 | 19% |
| 4 | Edfinancial Services LLC | $545,112,183 | 19% |
| 5 | Central Research Inc. | $184,745,972 | 6% |
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Education | $2,908,150,440 | 100% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | -$2,790,392 |
| FY2026 | $933,861,924 |
| FY2025 | $1,174,576,125 |
| FY2024 | $610,186,438 |
| FY2023 | $47,736,792 |
Quick answers
What is the Unified Servicing and Data Solution contract vehicle?
Unified Servicing and Data Solution is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by Office of Federal Student Aid (Department of Education), awarded on April 25, 2023.
Which companies hold Unified Servicing and Data Solution?
5 companies hold Unified Servicing and Data Solution's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to Maximus Education LLC on April 25, 2023. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Nelnet Servicing LLC, Maximus Education LLC and Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority.
How much has been spent through Unified Servicing and Data Solution?
31 task orders have been placed under Unified Servicing and Data Solution, obligating $2,908,150,440. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $3,093,964,040.
What is the shared ceiling of Unified Servicing and Data Solution?
Unified Servicing and Data Solution's shared ceiling is $16,000,000,000; its task orders have used 18% of it.
Which agencies use Unified Servicing and Data Solution the most?
The departments whose task orders under Unified Servicing and Data Solution obligated the most are Department of Education ($2,908,150,440).
How much was obligated through Unified Servicing and Data Solution in fiscal year 2025?
Task orders under Unified Servicing and Data Solution obligated $1,174,576,125 in fiscal year 2025.
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