JOFOC_Education Verification_redacted.pdf

This document is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) for education verification services required by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) to support background investigations.

DCSA, which conducts 95% of all federal background investigations, requires education and degree verifications for investigation subjects to comply with the Federal Investigative Standards and Federal Personnel Vetting Standards. The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) is the sole source provider for these services as it covers over 97% of enrolled students and 95% of all postsecondary degrees in the U.S. The proposed contract will provide DCSA access to NSC's DegreeVerify program to obtain education records, with DCSA manually submitting requests through NSC's web interface. The contract was awarded to an unknown vendor on June 25, 2024 for an unknown amount.