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D -- OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, ENHANCEMENTS AND ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION FOR THE PAYMENTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM POC Lawrence Taylor, Contract Specialist, 202-260-9987, Max LeQuang, Contracting Officer, 202-708-7654 The U.S. Department of Education is seeking to make a sole source 12 month extension of the Department of Education's Payment Management System Maintenance, Enhancements and Reconciliation contract with DynCorp. EDPMS is a grant management, accounting and payment delivery system for the Department of Education. This extension is necessary in order to provide critical, required support for the EDPMS until the Education Department Central Automated Processing System (EDCAPS). The service provided under this contract are essential for this payment process to function. This notice is for informational purposes only. See Note(s): 22. (0030)

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