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]
    BILLING CODE 4830-01-U
    
    
    

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:
97-4644.pdf