Phase 1 Solicitation: National Student Loan Data System

The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Federal Student Aid, is conducting a two-phase solicitation in accordance with the Department of Education Acquisition Regulation (EDAR) Subpart 3415.302-70. This acquisition is a set-aside for small business. This solicitation is for Phase 1.

The Government anticipates awarding one firm fixed price contract under NAICS code 541511 (Size Standard $25.5 million). However, selection in Phase 1 of this solicitation does not constitute, nor guarantee, a contract award as there will be no contract award as a result of this Phase 1 solicitation.

Only offerors selected in Phase 1 of this two-phase solicitation process will be provided a copy of the solicitation amendment for Phase 2, and only those offerors selected in Phase 1 will be permitted to submit an offer in Phase 2. The resulting award from the Phase 2 solicitation will have a Base Period of one (1) year and four (4) one-year Option Periods.

Please see the attached, ED-FSA-14-R-0007 NSLDS Phase 1 Solicitation and additional attachments for details. Pay special attention to the instructions in order to respond.

A sample response in the Evaluation Factors Matrix and sample reference document are included below for illustration purposes only. Both samples are partially populated.

Extension: Offers should be received no later than 12:00PM Eastern Standard Time on March 11, 2014. The time of receipt is considered to be the time in which both the paper copy and e-mail are received at the initial point of entry to the Department's infrastructure.

Additional Information:
Current Contract #: ED-FSA-09-O-0056
Current Contractor: Briefcase Systems Development, Inc.

Please submit questions regarding this solicitation by NOON EST, Wednesday, February 26, 2014.

Submission date extended to Noon on 3/11. Q&A will be posted the week of 3/3.

Please submit questions regarding this solicitation by NOON EST, Wednesday, February 26, 2014.

The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Federal Student Aid, is conducting a two-phase solicitation in accordance with the Department of Education Acquisition Regulation (EDAR) Subpart 3415.302-70. This acquisition is a set-aside for small business. This solicitation is for Phase 1.

The Government anticipates awarding one firm fixed price contract under NAICS code 541511 (Size Standard $25.5 million). However, selection in Phase 1 of this solicitation does not constitute, nor guarantee, a contract award as there will be no contract award as a result of this Phase 1 solicitation.

Only offerors selected in Phase 1 of this two-phase solicitation process will be provided a copy of the solicitation amendment for Phase 2, and only those offerors selected in Phase 1 will be permitted to submit an offer in Phase 2. The resulting award from the Phase 2 solicitation will have a Base Period of one (1) year and four (4) one-year Option Periods.

Please see the attached, ED-FSA-14-R-0007 NSLDS Phase 1 Solicitation and additional attachments for details. Pay special attention to the instructions in order to respond.

A sample response in the Evaluation Factors Matrix and sample reference document are included below for illustration purposes only. Both samples are partially populated.

Offers should be received no later than 4:00PM Eastern Standard Time on March 6, 2014. The time of receipt is considered to be the time in which both the paper copy and e-mail are received at the initial point of entry to the Department's infrastructure.

Additional Information:
Current Contract #: ED-FSA-09-O-0056
Current Contractor: Briefcase Systems Development, Inc.