Access & Identity Management System (AIMS) support services
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- 91003126F0041
- Agency
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Contracts and Acquisition Management
Department of Education
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 91003126F0041
- NAICS code
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- Place of performance
- Rockville, Maryland 20850, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Education's Federal Student Aid office has awarded a sole-source task order to Phoenix Programming Services (PPS) InfoTech, LLC for Access and Identity Management System (AIMS) support services under GSA Multiple Award Schedule Contract 47QTCA20D000E, valued at $1.06 million and awarded July 1, 2026.
The sole-source justification cites continuity risk created by a protest filed April 27, 2026 following the prior One IAM task order award on April 16, 2026. PPS InfoTech is the only contractor currently operating within the AIMS production environment with the necessary institutional knowledge and established support processes. The government determined that transitioning services to another contractor during the active protest period would introduce unacceptable operational and cybersecurity risks to mission-critical authentication services supporting over 100 million external users and 100,000 authorized Title IV Administrators, employees, and contractors. Continuation with the incumbent contractor was determined the lowest-risk and lowest-cost alternative.
The base period runs July 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026 (three months), with three one-month option periods extending through December 31, 2026, plus a FAR 52.217-8 option to extend up to six months for continuity if required. Required services include authentication, authorization, role management, and information interchange utilizing OAuth, OIDC, SAML, API, JSON Web Tokens, and LDAP technologies. The AIMS system provides enterprise-wide user identity and access management across FSA applications. Place of performance is not specified in the source.
Notice text
Awarded contract 91003126F0041 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-07-01.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| CUI-SP-PROCURE_Sole Source Justification for AIMS_06092026p.pdf |
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