Sole source renewal of handshake licenses

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) intends to renew, on a sole source basis, five (5) Premium Recruiter Licenses of the Talent Engagement Suite and five (5) licenses to obtain access to the Insight Module from Stryder Corp, dba Handshake. This renewal will allow CFTC to continue its recruitment partnership, ensuring it can recruit the best talent as well as build a more diverse pipeline into public service. Handshake has a reach of over 1,000 schools, alumni and other organizations with over 6 million students and graduates using the tool. In addition, Handshake supports over 170 Minority-Serving Institutions allowing the Commission to continue its efforts to build a more diverse talent pipeline. This requirement includes a 12-month base period and four (4) 12-month option periods. The Government intends to procure this requirement under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) and 41 U.S.C 3304(a)(1) – “the property or services needed by the executive agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the executive agency.” THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS nor a solicitation of offers. However, the Government will consider written responses from all responsible sources received by 5:00pm ET, June 7, 2023. Written responses must include sufficient information to establish capability to fulfill the requirement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes for future market research requirements. No formal solicitation package is available. The Government will not be responsible for any costs of preparation in response to this announcement.