What the buyer needs

AI summary

The Department of War seeks a Program Administrator to manage a Scholarship Granting Organization initiative that provides Service members, civilian employees, and retirees with a voluntary after-tax payroll allotment pathway for SGO contributions. The contractor will support the initiative by delivering educational resources, providing secure portals, and maintaining operational systems for application intake, award calculations, qualified-expense reviews, and direct disbursements. No direct Government funds or appropriations will be awarded; instead, the contractor may retain an administrative fee subtracted directly from the voluntary payroll contributions. To be eligible, the offeror must be a single organization described in IRC Section 501(c)(3) that satisfies all SGO requirements under IRC Section 25F, possesses a dedicated business unit for managing SGO or similar programs, and operates a functional digital platform. Interested vendors must submit a capability statement via email by 12:00 PM on November 4, 2026. The response must detail the company's ability to satisfy mandatory performance requirements and provide relevant corporate experience. The anticipated performance period starts on January 1, 2027, comprising a one-year base period and four one-year option periods.

Scope of work

Design, deploy, host, and maintain a public-facing website and transaction portal
Provide a secure, encrypted, and role-based login portal for distinct participant categories
Maintain individualized digital wallets for approved students using an immutable double-entry ledger
Maintain a restricted, closed-loop e-commerce marketplace for non-tuition qualified educational expenses
Provide designated Government personnel secure access to a real-time administrative reporting dashboard
Ensure SGO operations, database schemas, and digital wallet platforms conform with TD 10057 and REG-117199-25
Design, develop, and execute a comprehensive Financial Literacy and Education Program
Deliver and maintain educational modules, digital guides, and training resources

Minimum qualifications

Single organization described in IRC 501(c)(3) and exempt under IRC 501(a)
Satisfy all SGO requirements under IRC 25F across every advance election State
Demonstrated experience administering multiple concurrent State education-funding programs at multi-state scale
Demonstrated multistate experience with outreach, enrollment, onboarding, and financial-education campaigns
Primary business line or dedicated staffed unit focused on government education-benefit or ESA programs
Fully operational digital platform supporting application intake, award calculation, and closed-loop payments
Ready at program launch for full single point accountability

Documents to include with your response

Executive summary capability statement

How to submit

Method: email
Instructions: Submit an executive summary capability statement no more than three (3) pages in length.

Incumbent and award research

No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.

Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.