97-777. Proposed Establishment of a Federally Funded Research and Development Center  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 1815-1816]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-777]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
    [Project no. TIRNO-97-R-00018]
    
    
    Proposed Establishment of a Federally Funded Research and 
    Development Center
    
    AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
    
    ACTION: Notice of intent.
    
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    SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to sponsor a 
    Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) to provide 
    system engineering and technical assistance along with strategic advice 
    and guidance. Also required will be technical management capabilities 
    to facilitate the operation and modernization of Tax Systems. The FFRDC 
    will be established under the authority of 48 CFR Subpart 35.017. The 
    FFRDC shall provide technical advice and assistance to the IRS and/or 
    its contractors in the areas of program and project management. This 
    will consist of expert advice/guidance focused on increasing the 
    effectiveness and efficiency of strategic information management and 
    technical activities. The FFRDC will be available for IRS's Chief 
    Information Officer (CIO) or the CIO's designees or Department of the 
    Treasury executive support. Examples of this support may include, but 
    are not limited to the following:--Information Systems (IS) input to 
    business case development--Business Process Analysis--IS management and 
    oversight of IRS contractors--Evaluation of IRS contractors' 
    performance and development of performance measures--Development of 
    recommendations regarding a prime integration contractor--Evaluation of 
    IRS effectiveness--Ad hoc technical advice--Acquisition Support as 
    neccessary. This procurement will not involve a request for proposals. 
    However, expressions of interest and qualification or capability 
    statements should be submitted by interested entities who are capable 
    of fulfilling this requirement. The qualification or capability 
    statements received will be used to select potentially qualified 
    entities, which may at a later date be requested to submit additional 
    information and/or provide an oral presentation as part of a final 
    selection. Please submit comments on this action no later than January 
    28, 1997. This is the first of three announcements issued under the 
    authority of 48 CAR 5.205 (b).
    
    DATES: The IRS will appreciate receiving qualification or capability 
    statements at your earliest convenience, however, this information must 
    be received within 15 days after the third (3rd) publication of this 
    announcement to be considered.
    
    ADDRESSES: Responses to this notice must be mailed to the Internal 
    Revenue Service, A/C Procurement, Office of End Users Systems Branch, 
    6009 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD 20745 7th floor/Constellation 
    Building M:P:I:E
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon request, a copy of a scope of work for 
    the intended FFRDC will be mailed to any interested party or interested 
    parties can download the information from the IRS Procurement Bulletin 
    Board System (PBBS). Please follow these instructions to access the 
    PBBS, dial the following number (202) 799-0943. Your system must be set 
    at the following defaults: Baud Rate of 9600, No Parity, 8 Data Bits, 1 
    Stop Bit. The system will prompt you for your name, business name and 
    address, the kind of system you are
    
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    using, user ID and a password of your choice. At the Main System Menu 
    the following will appear ``Make your selection (T,F,E, etc....):'' 
    Type ``L'' and press the  Key. Type ``S'' to select a library 
    and press the  Key. Type ``RFP'' and press the  Key. Type 
    ``F'' and press the  Key to list files. Press the  Key to 
    view the list of files. Type ``C'' to view the file list. Download the 
    file ``FFRDC.DOC''. The system operates 24 hours a day 7 days a week. 
    Send a written request, for a copy of the statement of work, to the 
    contracting officer at the address specified above. No oral 
    communication will be accepted. Qualification or Capability Statement, 
    should be submitted in written form to the Contracting Officer at the 
    address specified above. Responses to this notice should make reference 
    to Project no. TIRNO-97-R-00018.
    James A. Williams,
    Acting, Assistant Commissioner (Procurement).
    [FR Doc. 97-777 Filed 1-10-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4830-01-U
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
01/13/1997
Department:
Treasury Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of intent.
Document Number:
97-777
Dates:
The IRS will appreciate receiving qualification or capability statements at your earliest convenience, however, this information must be received within 15 days after the third (3rd) publication of this announcement to be considered.
Pages:
1815-1816 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Project no. TIRNO-97-R-00018
PDF File:
97-777.pdf