Benefit Administration Support Licenses
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- Solicitation number
- 16PBGC25Q0057
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20024, United States
- Points of contact
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- Leslie Clarke clarke.leslie@pbgc.gov (202) 229-3398
- Diahanna A. Bradley bradley.diahanna@pbgc.gov
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract to Willis Towers Watson US, LLC for Benefit Connect (BC) licenses and system support. The contract will enable PBGC staff to access a benefit administration support system critical for managing data, conducting research, and executing benefit calculations for approximately 90,000 participants in Sears Pension plans 1 and 2. This procurement is being pursued on a sole source basis under FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(2), which allows for single-source procurement of commercial items when only one vendor can satisfy agency requirements. The pre-solicitation notice indicates that interested parties may submit capability statements by 10:00 AM EST on March 27, 2025, though the government retains sole discretion on whether to compete the procurement. Potential respondents should contact Contracting Officer Diahanna Bradley or Contract Specialist Leslie Clarke via email, with oral communications explicitly not being accepted.
The procurement is not set aside for any specific business category and falls under NAICS code 541611 for Administrative Management and General Consulting Services. The anticipated contract value exceeds the Simplified Acquisition Threshold but does not exceed $7 million. The contract period is structured with a base year and four potential one-year option periods, spanning from June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2030, if all options are exercised. Willis Towers Watson US, LLC, located in Arlington, VA, is the sole proposed contractor, with a unique entity identifier of ZQ2MN3N9Y619. The award is expected to be issued on or before May 31, 2025, with the primary objective of providing PBGC with critical benefit administration system licenses and support. The procurement represents a targeted, specific solution for the agency's pension management needs.
Notice text
This notice is in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Procurement Department (PD) is the contracting office for this procurement. The purpose of this notice is to announce the intent to award a firm-fixed-price contract on a sole source basis to Willis Towers Watson US, LLC., 800 N Glebe Rd Arlington, VA 22203-2149 (UEI: ZQ2MN3N9Y619) in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (2) -The required supplies or services are commercial items, only one source (including brand name) is capable of satisfying the Agency’s requirement, and the price exceeds the SAT but does not exceed $7M.
The contractor shall provide Benefit Connect (BC) licenses along with the required system support, enabling PBGC staff to utilize the benefit administration support system. This system must grant PBGC personnel access to essential data in BC for conducting research, executing benefit calculations, and managing benefits for approximately 90,000 participants in the Sears Pension plans 1 and 2. It is anticipated that the award will be issued on or before May 31, 2025, with a one (1) year-based period and four (4) one (1) year option period of performance from June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2030, if all options are exercised.
The applicable NAICS 541611- Administrative Management and General Consulting Services. This is NOT a request for competitive quotes. This notice of intent is for informational purposes only. However, all interested parties may submit their capability statements for required services, which shall be considered by the agency if received by the Points of Contact (POC) listed below by 10:00 AM. EST, March 27, 2025. A determination to compete the proposed procurement based upon response to this notice is solely with the discretions of the Government. POCs: Diahanna Bradley, Contracting Officer, at bradley.diahanna@pbgc.gov and Leslie Clarke, Contract Specialist, at clarke.leslie@pbgc.gov. Oral communication will not be accepted in response to this notice.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Benefit Connect Licenses | Solicitation | |
| Benefit Administration Support Licenses | Pre-Solicitation |
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