Integrated Technical Architecture (ITA) Sole Source Bridge Task Order
Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- EDOFSA-26-000802
- Agency
-
Contracts and Acquisition Management
Department of Education
- Awarded
- to PPS Infotech LLC
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 47QTCA20D000E-91003126F0052 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- Place of performance
- District of Columbia 20002, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Education, Office of Federal Student Aid, Acquisitions Directorate, awarded a sole-source, firm-fixed-price task order to PPS Infotech LLC for $778,180.80 to provide Integrated Technical Architecture (ITA) services on September 15, 2026.
The award was made under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule Program and is structured as a blanket purchase agreement exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. Award authority is GSAM/R 538.7104-3(b)(ii), which permits sole-source procurement when only one source is capable. The Department determined PPS Infotech is the only contractor currently operating within the ITA environment with the immediate operational access, critical institutional knowledge, and established integrated support processes necessary to maintain uninterrupted Federal Student Aid system operations. This is a bridge task order scheduled for completion in March 2027, after which ITA services will be decommissioned and absorbed into Partner Connect and the FSA Cloud Vision initiative. The ITA is an enterprise platform providing common technical architecture, shared services, and enabling technologies required to develop, deploy, host, secure, and sustain Federal Student Aid applications.
Notice text
This is an award notice and not a solicitation.
This notice makes available the Justification and Approval for a Sole Source Task Order in accordance with 538.7104-3(b)(ii) – Only one source is capable.
The Department of Education, Office of Federal Student Aid, Acquisitions Directorate, awarded a Sole-Source, Firm-Fixed-Price Task Order to PPS Infotech, LLC. to provide Integrated Technical Architecture (ITA) services.
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Multiple Award Schedule Program. Consideration of schedule contractors will be restricted to fewer than the number required by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 538.7104-3(b)(ii) – Only one source is capable.
The approved Sole Source Justification is provided with this notice.
Awarded contract 47QTCA20D000E to PPS INFOTECH LLC for 778180.80 on 2026-09-15.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| CUI-SP-PROCURE_FSS SSJ Above SAT RFO Part 8 Form_ITA_08052026_FINAL_Redacted.pdf |
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