# Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) Filing Acceptance System II (EFAST2) - Justification

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1605ta26f00006

- Solicitation number: 1605TA-26-F-00006
- Notice type: Justification
- Status: Awarded to General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.
- Department: Department of Labor
- Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
- Contracting office: Dol - Itas Division a Procurement (1605TA)
- NAICS: 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- Product or service code: DA01 Support services for activities involved with application development and support to include analysis, design, development, coding, testing, and release packaging, as well as support of off-the-shelf Business Applications.
- Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia
- County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001
- City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000
- First posted: April 20, 2026
- Last posted: April 20, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9e36f76147184f6b996d711c7812fcf7/view

## Description

EFAST2 provides the core capability for receipt, validation, storage, and distribution of the Form 5500 series and Form 5558 filings in support of Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) statutory responsibilities under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code.

The incumbent began operating the current system in 2009. The current contract expires March 31, 2026. The contractor’s responsibilities include data collection, processing, dissemination, stakeholder support, and system management for electronic submission and processing of Form 5500 filings. The current system faces challenges: outdated technology, rising maintenance costs, and limitations in scalability and functionality, making modernization imperative.

The Government requires continuity of operations for filing years 2026–2028 while conducting a structured modernization acquisition. The procurement will: Sustain production operations. Deliver annual rollover updates for filing years 2026–2028. Provide daily data distributions to IRS, PBGC, and EBSA as defined in the Interface Requirements Document (IRD). Execute a documented Transition/Knowledge Transfer Plan to enable a future competitive modernization award. Deliverables and required capabilities include:

Operational services and system administration. Contact center/help?desk support. Annual rollover implementation and testing. Certification/test support for third?party filers. All security and compliance documentation required to operate at FedRAMP Moderate and to process CUI/FTI (ATO, privacy, records, Section 508 compliance where applicable).

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (UEI SMNWM6HN79X5)
- Contract: 1605TA26F00006 under GS35F393CA, delivery order
- Obligated: $8,165,310.08
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 1605TA26F00006 was reused as the contract number; same awarding office 1605TA (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1605TA26F00006_1605_GS35F393CA_4732/

- Recipient: General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (UEI SMNWM6HN79X5)
- Contract: GS35F393CA
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 999 offers received
- Link: award number GS35F393CA equals the contract number; awarding office not confirmed (medium confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_GS35F393CA_4732/


## Publications

- April 20, 2026: Justification. Notice 9e36f76147184f6b996d711c7812fcf7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9e36f76147184f6b996d711c7812fcf7/view

## Points of contact

- Jackia Barnes, barnes.jackia.s@dol.gov
- Nicole D. Jacobs, Jacobs.Nicole.D@dol.gov

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