Borrower Defense Adjudication Services - Sole source justification for two modifications
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- 91003126F0014and15_BDAS_Justification_2of2
- Agency
-
Contracts and Acquisition Management
Department of Education
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 47QRAA18D00FU-91003126F0015 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- John J. YIM & Associates, LLC
- NAICS code
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- PSC
- R418 Support- Professional: Legal
- Place of performance
- Vienna, Virginia 22182, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Education's Federal Student Aid Contracts Operations Division has awarded two task order modifications to the incumbent contractor under Federal Supply Schedule contract 47QRAA18D00FU on a sole-source basis, with a combined estimated value of $81.4 million, pursuant to GSAM 538.7104-3(b)(iii) (logical follow-on exception).
The justification reflects that the original contract scope expanded beyond initial projections, and the incumbent has trained 144 contractor staff across multiple work streams on the customized Salesforce case-tracking and decision-issuance system used for Borrower Defense Adjudication Support. The Department determined that changing contractors would result in loss of training investment, duplicative onboarding costs, and project delays that would undermine the Department and Office of Management and Budget's goal of reducing borrower defense claim backlogs to zero by the end of 2028. Services encompass fact-finding on a school level and adjudication of individual borrower applications pursuant to 34 C.F.R. 685.222 and the Sweet v. McMahon settlement agreement. The contracting officer determined pricing as fair and reasonable based on GSA schedule pricing, internal estimates, and competitive pricing from two companies, noting minimal market changes since the February 2026 award. The task order modifications cover two action IDs (91003126F0014 and 91003126F0015). This posting constitutes required publication of the approved justification within 14 days after award and is not an active procurement.
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)(iii), 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 47QRAA18D00FU 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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