97-4644. Proposed Establishment of a Federally Funded Research and Development Center
[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8510-8511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4644]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
[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 and
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Letter 84-1. 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
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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
necessary. 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. This is the third and final announcement issued under the
authority of 48 CFR 5.205(b)
.DATES: Please submit your qualification or capability statements not
later than March 27, 1997.
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. 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 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,
Deputy Assistant Commissioner (Procurement).
[FR Doc. 97-4644 Filed 2-25-97; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 02/25/1997
- Department:
- Internal Revenue Service
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Notice of intent.
- Document Number:
- 97-4644
- Dates:
- Please submit your qualification or capability statements not later than March 27, 1997.
- Pages:
- 8510-8511 (2 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- Project No. TIRNO-97-R-00018
- PDF File:
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97-4644.pdf