Consolidation Determination_One IAM_07_02_2025__Redacted_.pdf

This is a Consolidation Determination document for the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Identity and Access Management (IAM) services consolidation. The document details the agency's plan to combine two existing systems - the Access Identity Management System (AIMS) and Person Authentication Service (PAS) - into a single IAM contract, with an estimated contract value of approximately $70.15M if all options are exercised. The consolidation is planned for a base period from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026, with four optional performance years extending through December 31, 2030.

The consolidation aims to achieve substantial benefits, including a projected 15% contract cost savings through economies of scale, elimination of redundant services, and improved operational efficiency. The contract will be a Firm-Fixed-Price structure with Severable Contract Line Items (CLINs), set aside 100% for small businesses. The primary vendor is currently PPS InfoTech LLC, which provides enterprise-wide identity and access management solutions for over 100 million internal and external users. Key objectives include modernizing to a cloud-centric solution, implementing agile development capacity, and potentially adding Operations and Maintenance of Privileged Access Management as an optional task. The consolidation supports FSA's strategic goals of enhancing operational efficiency, improving procurement planning, and strengthening cybersecurity.