The Department of Education, specifically the Federal Student Aid office, intends to sole source the acquisition of Actian DataConnect software licenses and extended support for its Debt Management Collection System (DMCS). This procurement aims to secure subscription licenses for version 11.6 and an upgrade to version 12.0, which are essential for managing the Department's debt collection portfolio and facilitating integration with third-party entities such as Credit Bureaus and Private Collection Agencies. The one-year, firm-fixed price contract is crucial for ensuring real-time, accurate data management and workflow efficiency in debt collection processes. Interested parties can reach out to Pamerah Marksman at pamerah.marksman@ed.gov or call 202-805-7001 for further details, with the contract period set from May 22, 2023, to May 21, 2024.

Actian DataConnect is a customized Debt Manager implementation coded to manage the Department’s debt collection portfolio and corresponding workflows. DataConnect allows DMCS and third parties such as Credit Bureaus and Private Collection Agencies, to integrate by connecting to a range of data sources that will extract, transform, and load various flat files into the DMCS database for real-time, accurate information. This acquisition is for DataConnect subscription licenses and extended support for version 11.6, as well as the subscription upgrade and support on new version 12.0 Data Connect licenses for the FSA Debt Management Collection System (DMCS). This will be a one-year, firm-fixed price contract. This acquisition will be sole-sourced for the specific licenses identified in the Request for Quote. Period(s) of Performance: 05/22/2023 through 05/21/2024

Notice of Intent to Sole Source Actian Software Acquisition Justification

Actian SSJ_FY23_Final_Sign.pdf

**Actian DataConnect is a customized Debt Manager implementation coded to manage the Department’s debt collection portfolio and corresponding workflows. DataConnect allows DMCS and third parties such as Credit Bureaus and Private Collection Agencies, to integrate by connecting to a range of data sources that will extract, transform, and load various flat files into the DMCS database for real-time, accurate information.**

This acquisition is for DataConnect subscription licenses and extended support for version 11.6, as well as the subscription upgrade and support on new version 12.0 Data Connect licenses for the FSA Debt Management Collection System (DMCS).

**This will be a one-year, firm-fixed price contract. This acquisition will be sole-sourced for the specific licenses identified in the Request for Quote.**

Period(s) of Performance:  05/22/2023 through 05/21/2024

Buyer

PSC

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