# NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: Follow-on of the Application and Eligibility Determination System (AEDS) Contract

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/91003125c0016

- Solicitation number: 91003125C0016
- Notice type: Justification
- Status: Awarded to General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.
- Department: Department of Education
- Contracting office: Federal Student Aid (910055)
- NAICS: 541519 Other Computer Related 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: Falls Church, Virginia
- County: Fairfax County (FIPS 51059). https://abierto.us/counties/fairfax-county-va-51059
- First posted: April 11, 2025
- Last posted: April 11, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/687c259b38d247b89b222d162b3b3fe3/view

## Description

The Award Eligibility Determination System (AEDS) III contract has limited scope as the contract prepares for contract closeout. The contractor is operating and maintaining Participation Management, an enrollment system for schools and other partners to access FSA’s systems and exchange information with FSA through the Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) until the replacement Partner Role Management (PartnerConnect 3.0) is released.

The contract also maintains the Central Processing System (CPS) Mainframe so General Dynamics One Source (GDOS) can access data for the 2023-2024 End of Year reporting and the 2023-2024 IRS Statistical Study. The AEDS services and products will need to continue until PartnerConnect 3.0 is released and the CPS is decommissioned, and closeout activities performed.

The Award Eligibility Determination System (AEDS) III contract was awarded to General Dynamics Information Technology located at 3150 Fairview Park DR. Suite 100 Falls Church, Virginia 22042-4504 on March 28, 2025 for 6 months which includes 4 months of PM Operations & Maintenance and an additional two (2) months to complete decommissioning/closeout.

The award is Fixed Price for Participation Management and CPS/SAIG Help Desk (Participation Management calls) support, continued CPS maintenance during that six-month period, and the decommissioning of all AEDS products, systems, and services. The new contract will ensure that there are no disruptions to partner enrollment support, 2023-2024 reports are delivered, and the AEDS systems, services, and products are successfully retired . The Period of Performance is Marcn 30, 2025 to September 29, 2025,

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (UEI SMNWM6HN79X5)
- Contract: 91003125C0016, definitive contract
- Obligated: $1,989,399.83
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 91003125C0016 equals the contract number; same sub-agency 9100 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_91003125C0016_9100_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- April 11, 2025: Justification. Notice 687c259b38d247b89b222d162b3b3fe3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/687c259b38d247b89b222d162b3b3fe3/view

## Points of contact

- Carolyn Dickens, Carolyn.Dickens@ed.gov
- DeBrian Holmes, debrian.holmes@ed.gov

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