Person Authentication Service (PAS) support services
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- 91003126F0040
- Agency
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Contracts and Acquisition Management
Department of Education
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 91003126F0040
- NAICS code
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- Place of performance
- Rockville, Maryland 20850, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Education, Federal Student Aid, has awarded a sole-source task order valued at $4.98 million to Phoenix Programming Services (PPS) InfoTech, LLC for Person Authentication Service (PAS) support services under GSA Multiple Award Schedule Contract Number 47QTCA20D000E on July 1, 2026.
The PAS system provides enterprise-wide user identity and access management for external and internal FSA applications serving over 100 million students, parents, and borrowers. Services include authentication verification, authorization management, and identity information interchange using OAuth, OIDC, SAML, API, JSON Web Tokens, and LDAP. The system is operationally integrated with the Access and Identity Management System (AIMS) and supports mission-critical authentication and logon credentials for public-facing FSA applications, including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
The justification cites GSAR 538.7104-3(b)(ii) and emphasizes operational continuity risk. A protest filed April 27, 2026 following the One IAM task order award created uncertainty regarding transition timelines. PPS InfoTech is the only contractor with immediate operational access to the production environment, critical institutional knowledge, established integrated support processes, and active responsibility for the interconnected PAS and AIMS ecosystem. The Government determined that continuation with the incumbent contractor represents the lowest operational risk and total continuity cost alternative.
The base period runs July 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026, with three optional monthly periods (October through December 2026), plus an additional six-month extension option under FAR 52.217-8 if required for continuity.
Notice text
Awarded contract 91003126F0040 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-07-01.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| CUI-SP_PROCURE_Sole Soure Justification for PAS_06092026p.pdf |
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