This 2026 Elev8 GovCon honoree and major partner to DOL adds a 2-year contract to support the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) Filing Acceptance System II (EFAST2), an electronic filing system for employee benefit plan data.
Awardee Name: GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Total Contract Value: $16,627,938.66
Action Obligation: $8,165,310.08
Department Name: LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF
Funding Office: DEPT LABOR/OASM/INFO TECH MOD(ITMOD
Number of Bidders: 1
Award ID: 1605TA26F00006
Referenced IDV ID: GS35F393CA
Contract Vehicle: GSA MAS
RFP ID: 1605TA-26-Q-00014
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Read the Limited Source Justification here.
This is a sole-source action that will provide the continuity of operations for Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(ERISA) Filing Acceptance System II (EFAST2). The order will support EFAST2 operation and maintenance, annual filing-year rollovers (2026–2028 and prior years), daily data distributions to
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and other sustainment activities. The order will provide a
temporary contract to allow OCIO to complete acquisition planning and execute a competitive modernization acquisition without disrupting statutory filing cycles.
The period of performance will be for a base period of twelve (12) months with two (2) six (6) month option periods.
EFAST2 provides the core capability for receipt, validation, storage, and distribution of the Form 5500 series and Form 5558 filings in support of Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) statutory responsibilities under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. The incumbent began operating the current system in 2009. The current contract expires March 31, 2026. The contractor’s responsibilities include data collection, processing, dissemination, stakeholder support, and system management for electronic submission and processing of Form 5500 filings. The current system faces challenges: outdated technology, rising maintenance costs, and limitations in scalability and functionality, making modernization imperative.
The Government requires continuity of operations for filing years 2026–2028 while conducting a structured modernization acquisition. The procurement will:
- Sustain production operations.
- Deliver annual rollover updates for filing years 2026–2028.
- Provide daily data distributions to IRS, PBGC, and EBSA as defined in the Interface Requirements Document (IRD).
- Execute a documented Transition/Knowledge Transfer Plan to enable a future competitive modernization award.
Deliverables and required capabilities include:
- Operational services and system administration.
- Contact center/help‑desk support.
- Annual rollover implementation and testing.
- Certification/test support for third‑party filers.
- All security and compliance documentation required to operate at FedRAMP Moderate and to process CUI/FTI (ATO, privacy, records, Section 508 compliance where applicable).
