Award notice, 8(a) sole source
Common Manual Initiative
91003126P0003
Department of Education, FSA Acquisitions Office. Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services.
Awarded
$4,948,013.52 on the award notice, March 31, 2026, contract 91003126P0003
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), has awarded a direct 8(a) contract to Celiture, LLC under the Partnership Agreement between the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of Education. This contract is for the design, development, piloting, and operationalization of a Direct Loan Common Manual.
This critical initiative aims to establish clear, concise, and consistent federal standards across high-impact servicing and collections functions, thereby reducing inconsistent borrower treatment across vendors, improving borrower understanding, engagement, and outcomes, and enabling effective implementation, oversight, and continuous improvement aligned with FSA’s Performance-Based Organization (PBO) authority under the Higher Education Act.
The contract, on USAspending
Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.
- Recipient
- Celiture, LLC
- UEI
- G8U9D7A7VGW7
- CAGE
- 16QP2
- Vendor location
- Aldie, VA
- Contract
- 91003126P0003, purchase order
- Obligated
- $1,955,200.00, current value $2,086,810, potential $4,948,014
- Actions
- 3 between March 30, 2026 and June 9, 2026
- Competition
- Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offer received
- Set-aside reported
- 8(A) Sole Source
- Described as
- The Purpose of This Contract Is to Support FSA in the Design, Development and Implementation of a Direct Loan Common Manual.
- Match
- award number 91003126P0003 equals the contract number; same awarding office 910031 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
April 10, 2026
Award notice
Awarded to Celiture, LLC Aldie for $4,948,014. SAM.gov, notice 1057b98e244640918153d9525df64cf0
Points of contact
- Michael PigramMichael.Pigram@ed.gov