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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF AUGUST 17, 2025 SAM #8665
SPECIAL NOTICE

D -- RFI: Federal Student Aid (FSA) Technology Modernization Initiative

Notice Date

8/15/2025 12:44:58 PM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

Contracting Office

FSA ACQUISITIONS OFFICE WASHINGTON DC 20202 USA
 

ZIP Code

20202
 

Solicitation Number

07212025_FSATMI
 

Response Due

9/22/2025 5:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

10/07/2025
 

Point of Contact

Federal Student Aid Technology Office
 

E-Mail Address

FSATechModernization@ed.gov
(FSATechModernization@ed.gov)
 

Description

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gain a better understanding of--and potentially leverage current and emerging industry capabilities to modernize FSAs technology while enabling the successful implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. More specifically, FSA aims to gather insights from industry on solutions to achieve a modern, integrated, and secure FSA systems ecosystem that addresses the shortcomings of our current state of technology. To this end, FSA is seeking innovative approaches to: - Modernize or replace FSAs legacy systems; - Integrate siloed data across multiple systems; - Consolidate or coordinate disparate vendor solutions; and - Improve services to students and borrowers. Additionally, FSA seeks input on whether a greenfield rebuild (i.e. developing a new system landscape from scratch); incremental improvements to existing systems; or a hybrid of both approaches will effectively meet the evolving demands and needs of students, parents, borrowers, and our partners. It is important to note that lessons learned from past efforts and audit findings including the need for comprehensive planning, realistic cost/schedule estimates, robust testing, and strong oversight should inform FSAs appoaches. Hence FSA encourages Respondents to reference these findings and propose solutions that address the documented weaknesses in FSAs current technology environment. Please see the following attachments: FSA Modernization RFI Attachment 1: Context Diagrams Attachment 2: FSA Modernization RFI Questions and Answers 08/15/2025 - Amendment #1 to this RFI included: 1. The upload of FSA's responses to vendor's questions under the Attachment section as Amendment 1 - FSA RFI Responses - Round One - 081525 2. The upload of the Invitation to the FSA Technology Modernization Initiaitive Virtual Industry Day to be held on Friday, August 22, 2025 at 10:00AM - 12:30PM ET, under the Attachments section as Amendment 1 - FSA Tech Mod Initiative Industry Day Invite - 082225 (also includes form registration link). 3. The FSA Technology Modernization Initiative Virtual Industry Day Registration Form Link has been added under the RFI's Link section.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/2acf892a7d2e4aa7b2d151464b4888dc/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Washington, DC 20202, USA

Zip Code: 20202

Country: USA
 

Record

SN07552783-F 20250817/250815230043 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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