[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]
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