AL Air National Guard Digital Recruiting

The Department of the Air Force’s 187th Fighter Wing, ALANG Recruiting is issuing a special notice of intent to award a sole-source contract to STRYDER CORP DBA HANDSHAKE for digital recruiting support aimed at high-intent university students and graduates. The work centers on a digital recruiting partnership that provides a platform integrated into Alabama university IT portals through Single Sign-On authentication. The stated requirement is for authenticated, trusted access to the student body across the state, and market research on May 12, 2026, evaluating 19 vendors found Handshake to be the only source identified as able to meet that need because of its unique career services infrastructure. The notice references PANNGB-26-P-0000034516, and the primary contacts are Douglas Seaton and Stephen Shanks.