AL Air National Guard Digital Recruiting

The Department of the Army, USPFO Activity ALANG 187, intends to award a sole-source contract to Stryder Corp, doing business as Handshake, for a digital recruiting partnership. This requirement supports the 187th Fighter Wing of the Alabama Air National Guard by targeting high-intent university students and graduates. Based on market research conducted in May 2026, the government determined Handshake is the only vendor capable of providing a platform natively integrated into Alabama university IT portals through Single Sign-On authentication. This specific career services infrastructure is necessary to ensure authenticated and trusted access to student populations across the state.

This special notice is classified under NAICS 541810 for Advertising Agencies and PSC R701 for Support- Management: Advertising. The primary place of performance is Montgomery, Alabama, under the supervision of Douglas Seaton. Responses related to this notice, identified by Reference Notice ID PANNGB-26-P-0000034516, are due by June 2, 2026. No attachments are associated with this announcement.