Operation and Maintenance of the Application and Eligibility Determination System (AEDS)

Notice of Intent - Justification & Approval (J & A)

Federal Student Aid (FSA) intends to enter into a fixed-price non-competitive contract with the incumbent General Dynamics One Source (GDOS) for the continued Application Eligibility Determination System (AEDS). This proposed action will allow GDOS to immediately continue the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application development cycle support and operations and maintenance with no disruption to current mission critical services. The action will be awarded in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) as only one responsible source and no other will satisfy the needs of the Agency; therefore, use of a sole-source contract has been determined to be in the best interest of the Department of Education. As such, the estimated costs have been determined to be fair and reasonable. The Period of Performance (POP) will be for thirty-six (36) months from September 27, 2019 to September 26, 2022.

Any vendor comments or capability statements may be submitted to the Contracting Officer at Carolyn.Dickens@ed.gov no later than June 7, 2019 at 12:00pm Noon EST. The approved Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition will be posted on FBO.gov within fourteen (14) days after contract award.

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