Contract · Federal · No Set aside used

HANDSHAKE SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS)
Location: Alexandria, VA
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Sep 11, 2026
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS code: 518210 - Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services look up NAICS codes
PSC code: DA10 - IT and Telecommunications (general category)

Timeline

Posted

Sep 11, 2026
Status

Closing soon

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What this contract is for

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS)
Location: Alexandria, VA
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS: 518210 - Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
Scope: Federal

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES.

PURSUANT TO REVOLUTIONARY FAR OVERHAUL (RFO) 5.101(a), THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD TO STRYDER CORP. (HANDSHAKE) FOR AN ENTERPRISE HANDSHAKE PREMIUM SAAS SUBSCRIPTION The Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD), on behalf of the Human Resources Directorate (HRD), intends to perform a sole source award to Stryder Corp. (Handshake) for an enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) subscription to Handshake Premium.

The HRD requires an enterprise talent acquisition and digital recruitment platform to execute centralized early-career sourcing, targeted outreach, and strategic recruiting campaigns across national higher-education networks in support of select Department of Defense/War Components, the Joint Staff, the Military Departments, the Office of the Secretary, Congress, and the Executive Office of the President.

The required package includes 20 Recruiter Seat Licenses, the Handshake Talent Engagement Suite for direct outreach campaigns, the Advanced Brand Page, the Advanced Insights & Reporting Dashboard (Handshake Insights), and Expert Assist Service onboarding and technical support.

The estimated value of the contract is The anticipated award will be made under the authority of 41 U.S.C. § 1901 under the procedures of Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.201-1, “Simplified procedures.” Handshake is the only vendor that can meet HRD’s requirements as it maintains proprietary, exclusive enterprise partnerships across a national network of more than 1,400+ accredited higher-education career centers spanning all 50 states.

Handshake holds exclusive intellectual property and proprietary code rights to its multi-school management system, student interface, and candidate engagem...

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