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Synopsis Notice of Intent to Sole Source Handshake Premium Software

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Document Type: Synopsis -Notice of Intent to Sole Source # OIG295746 Posted Date: July 26, 2022 Response Date: August 5, 2022 NAICS Code: 518210 – Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

This synopsis is hereby issued in accordance with FAR Part 5.203 notification. The Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) intends to make a Firm Fixed Price sole source award to procure Handshake Premium Software Technology Platform. The award will be made to:

Stryder Corp. DBA HandShake 225 Bush Street, Suite 1200 San Francisco, CA 94104

The Government intends to negotiate solely with Stryder Corp. (Handshake) using the procedures in FAR subpart 13.501 in accordance with 41 U.S.C.1901. Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized. The Government intends on purchasing the following items and quantities:

Base Year QTY Talent Engagement Suite Software License 7 Ambassador Program Module License 25

There will be three option periods for this requirement.

In an effort to meet the Recruitment Partnership Initiative requirements outlined in Executive Order 14035 “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce”, HRD is in need of an Early Talent Engagement platform that connects OIG components to students, recent graduates, career & academic counselors at colleges and universities across the U.S. Stryder Corporation dba Handshake provides these unique services. Handshake is the only talent marketplace in the U.S. that is connected to domestic universities. Their partnerships with over 1000 universities domestically (85% of the Top 500) give them the largest student marketplace of over 6.2 million active students and young alumni which the OIG can source from. This software will allow OIG to build and manage a digital early talent pipeline, expand our current university recruitment footprint digitally outside of our core schools and increase the diversity within our early/entry level talent pipeline.

With Handshake’s Premium level of service, OIG will achieve many of the Executive Order’s goals which included:

Synopsis Notice of Intent to Sole Source Handshake Premium Software

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1. Maximizing the agency’s ability to recruit entry-level talent from a diverse, broad spectrum of potential applicants, across a variety of geographic regions, academic sources, and professional disciplines for our mission critical occupations.

2. Casting a “broad net” to help ensure OIG’s student internship and fellowship programs have diverse pipelines to draw candidates from.

3. Build and strengthen outreach and recruitment partnerships with colleges and university that dedicated to working with underserved communities.

Due to its unique talent marketplace construction, Handshake is the only technology platform that will allow us to accomplish each of these goals.

Vendors may submit their Capability Statements for this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Capability Statements received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Capability Statements must provide sufficient detail that demonstrates technical experience, skills and capabilities to fulfill the Government’s requirement as outlined in this notice of intent. No solicitation package will be issued. However, responses received by August 5, 2022, 4:00 pm Eastern Time may be considered.

Please submit your Capabilities Statements to:

Latinia Buck Contract Specialist Latinia.Buck@oig.hhs.gov

(202) 591-5905