Project Information

Bid Title

Handshake Subscription

Issuing Agency

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Location

N/A

Published Date

Sep 18, 2026

Closing Date

Sep 22, 2026

Government Level

Federal

Status

Closed

Ref. #

260740

Original Source

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Set Aside

No Set aside used

Project Description

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Handshake Subscription

Active

Contract Opportunity

Notice ID

260740

Related Notice

Department/Ind. Agency

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Sub-tier

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES (ASFR)

Office

OMAS STRATEGIC BUYING CENTER - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

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General Information

• Contract Opportunity Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Original)
• Original Published Date: Sep 18, 2026 06:20 pm EDT
• Original Date Offers Due: Sep 22, 2026 11:00 am EDT
• Inactive Policy: 15 days after date offers due
• Original Inactive Date: Oct 07, 2026
• Initiative:
  • None

Classification

• Original Set Aside: No Set aside used
• Product Service Code: DA10 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE
• NAICS Code:
  • 518210 - Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
• Place of Performance:

Description

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Acquisitions (OA) Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR) Office of Mission Acquisition Solutions (OMAS) is issuing this Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the acquisition of Handshake Talent Engagement Suite. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Human Capital (OHC), Division of Strategic and Customer Relations (DSCR) is responsible for executing targeted recruitment and outreach efforts to attract qualified candidates to CMS. To support this mission, CMS has utilized the Handshake platform to engage students and early career talent at colleges and universities across the United States.

This requirement is to procure continued access to the Handshake Talent Engagement Suite to support CMS/OHC's targeted recruitment and outreach mission, including the ability to post positions, engage candidates, and fill hard-to-fill roles across the agency.

This acquisition is not being conducted as a competitive acquisition. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with Stryder Corp as the only source reasonably available to satisfy the Government's requirement.

Attachments/Links

Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

• 5600 Fishers Lane
• Rockville , MD 20857
• USA

Primary Point of Contact

• Sieaun Marks
• sieaun.marks@hhs.gov

Secondary Point of Contact

• Marneice Bivins
• marneice.bivins@hhs.gov

History

• Sep 18, 2026 06:20 pm EDTCombined Synopsis/Solicitation (Original)

Commodity Codes

• FSC DAutomatic Data Processing and Telecommunication Services

• NAICS 518210Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

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