Borrower Defense Adjudication Services - Sole source justification for two modifications
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- 91003126F0014and15_BDAS_Justification_1of2
- Agency
-
Contracts and Acquisition Management
Department of Education
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 47QRAA19D003H-91003126F0014 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- Wits Solutions Inc.
- NAICS code
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- PSC
- R418 Support- Professional: Legal
- Place of performance
- Ashburn, Virginia 20147, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Education Contracts and Acquisition Management awarded task order modifications under contract 47QRAA19D003H on a sole-source basis for Borrower Defense Adjudication Support services on September 24, 2026, with an estimated value of $81.382 billion.
The justification cites GSAM 538.7104-3(b)(iii), logical follow-on, on the basis that the scope of the original work exceeded initial projections, resulting in extended timelines and a backlog of borrower defense claims. The Department has invested substantial resources onboarding and training 144 contract attorneys, with all trained on the basic work stream and approximately half trained on first-level fact-finding. Changing contractors would result in duplicative onboarding and training costs and disrupt progress toward the Department and Office of Management and Budget goal of reducing the borrower defense claims backlog to zero by the end of 2028. The requirement encompasses attorney services supporting the Borrower Defense Branch in adjudicating borrower defense applications pursuant to 34 C.F.R. 685.222, 206(c), 206(e), and the Sweet v. McMahon settlement agreement. Work consists of fact-finding conducted at the school level and adjudication of individual borrower applications, utilizing a customized Salesforce interface for tracking, recording, and issuing decisions. The Contracting Officer determined the price fair and reasonable based on GSA schedule pricing, internal estimates, and competitive pricing from two companies. The Federal Student Aid Contracts Operations Division is the contracting activity, with Federal Student Aid serving as the Principal Operating Component. NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services); PSC R418 (Support–Professional: Legal).
Notice text
This posting provides notice that the sole source justification for the Borrower Defense Adjudication Support Task Orders is being posted pursuant to GSAM 538.7104-3(b)(3)(ii), which requires the ordering activity to publish a notice and post the justification within 14 days after award that exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold. This is NOT an active procurement opportunity, but is instead required posting of an approved justification subsequent to Task Order modification award.
Awarded contract 47QRAA19D003H to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-09-24.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| BDAS_ED FSS SSJ Above SAT RFO 9_2026.pdf |
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