Data Modernization

Amendment 0003 - To revise RFI under Feedback Solicited, changes annotated in red font (pages 17-19)

Amendment 0002 - To extend Request for Information (RFI) response due date

Amendment 0001 - To add FSA Data Strategy

This Request for Information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and for Federal Student Aid (FSA) to determine available technology, sources or providers, and those providers’ capability to deliver the product, service, or capability described herein.

In its work to modernize FSA’s Title IV Financial Aid Origination and Disbursement (TIVOD) technology ecosystem, we are actively investigating new management and contract strategies/approaches, and additional technology implementations allowing the organization to (among other benefits) enhance and simplify existing data integrations, improve the quality and utility of existing data assets and borrower-facing products, allow for more efficient acquisition of additional data assets, maximize the capability to deliver reports and views to FSA stakeholders, and ensure appropriate compliance with data access, data labeling, and data security laws and policies. FSA envisions modernizing the TIVOD systems portfolio to benefit other segments of FSA’s Enterprise Architecture in the future.

FSA is evaluating the need for one or more future solicitations related to the systems, data instantiations, and/or ‘Challenge Areas’ noted in this RFI. FSA anticipates any future solicitation(s) would create value in the following areas:

FSA is evaluating the need for one or more future solicitations related to the systems, data instantiations, and/or ‘Challenge Areas’ noted in this RFI. FSA anticipates any future solicitation(s) would create value in the following areas:

FSA is evaluating the need for one or more future solicitations related to the systems, data instantiations, and/or ‘Challenge Areas’ noted in this RFI. FSA anticipates any future solicitation(s) would create value in the following areas:

1. The management and governance of FSA’s full data lifecycle,


2. The modernization of FSA’s data architecture and data engineering hard-technical ecosystem to attain desired strategic and compliance outcomes, and


3. The acceleration of FSA’s maturity in the integration of data assets to glean insights, improved program oversight, conduct proactive analyses, and facilitate evidence-based policymaking and positive customer outcomes,


4. The ability to decrease operational costs, while accelerating time-to-market for quality, high-value products.

This request for information does not constitute a solicitation and it is not an indication the Government will contract for any of the items and services discussed in this notice. Submission of a response to this RFI is entirely voluntary. The voluntary submissions of answers to this RFI does not obligate FSA to pay or entitle the submitter of information to claim any direct or indirect costs, charges, or other compensation.

Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. Any information considered proprietary should be noted via appropriate markings. Classified information and concepts shall not be submitted in response to this RFI. Please see attached for more information.