SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- 6TH PHASE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRATEGIC COMPLIANCE PLANNING MODEL
- Notice Date
- 8/2/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), National Office Procurement (A:P), 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 700, Oxon Hill, MD, 20745
- ZIP Code
- 20745
- Solicitation Number
- TIRNO-02-Q-00165
- Response Due
- 9/30/2002
- Point of Contact
- James Geiser Jr., Contracting Officer, Phone 202-283-1338, Fax 202-283-1514, - James Geiser Jr., Contracting Officer, Phone 202-283-1338, Fax 202-283-1514,
- E-Mail Address
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james.h.geiser@irs.gov, james.h.geiser@irs.gov
- Description
- The IRS intends to make award, on a sole-source basis, to IntelliEngine, Inc./Exigen under other than full and open competition procedures under the statutory authority of 41 USC 253(c)(1) - Only one responsible source. It is anticipated that a firm, fixed-price contract will be awarded for these services. The performance period will not exceed 12 months from the award date. Award is anticipated by Oct. 1, 2002. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for these services is 523210; the small business size standard is $18,000,000. Numbered note 22 applies to this acquisition. The Office of Research seeks contractor support to complete the technical development of the SCPM prototype. In particular, the engine manager must be improved and a more useful user interface must be developed. In particular, the IRS would like to see the following functionality added: Reformulate Primal Simplex Model to account for necessary follow-on support required in other areas and territories (and operating divisions); Develop output database to support strategic planning process. Database can be linked to input database; and Implement Revised Primal Simplex Model into SCPM framework. SCPM is a complex set of mathematical equations consisting of an objective function and thousands of constraints. The constraints model the workload, workforce, budget, workforce transitions, and hiring decisions. The constraints also include hiring and firing restrictions, attrition rates, career ladder promotions, and locality pay. SCPM also requires very specialized skills. First, it requires knowledge of operations research, particularly linear programming and constraint propagation. Second, it requires knowledge of C++ and Java programming languages and object oriented design. Third, it requires knowledge and experience using the ILOG optimization suite (Solver, Planner, and CPLEX). ILOG is a collection of C++ libraries and functions designed to assist businesses in the modeling and solving of complex resource allocation and scheduling problems. The mission of the Internal Revenue Service is to "provide America's taxpayers top-quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and by applying the tax laws with integrity and fairness to all". To support this mission, the Assistant Commissioner (Research and SOI) directed the Office of Research to develop a model to identify alternative allocations of enforcement resources that adhere to the Service's mission. The model's objective function, consistent with the Service's mission of applying the tax laws with integrity and fairness to all, seeks to maximize total revenue collected. Total revenue collected includes both direct enforcement revenue and indirect revenue-the amount of voluntary compliance that can be attributed to IRS activities (e.g., deterrence, taxpayer service). This resource allocation model has been named the Strategic Compliance Planning Model (SCPM). The IRS is beginning the sixth phase of development in the Strategic Compliance Planning Model (SCPM). In phases 1 and 2, the IRS developed and enhanced a workload driven resource allocation engine (meaning workload prioritization drives the resource allocation process). Phase 3 resulted in the development of a workforce engine, where IRS workforce decisions to hire, promote, or to transition resources from one position to another drive the selection of workload. While the workload engine and the workforce engine run independently, they do work in conjunction with each other through an engine manager. A prototype engine manager with limited functionality (ability to call each engine) was also developed as part of phase 3. During Phase 4, the engine manager was improved and greatly enhanced the solution algorithm. In particular, the IRS implemented automated linkages between the two engines through the engine manage to "optimize" the allocation of resources. In phase 4, IRS improved the productivity calculations estimated in the workload engine and used by the simplex algorithm in the workforce engine. In phase 5, the model was modified to reflect the new organizational structure and additional engine functionality was added. At the same time, a user interface was added with the underlying data being housed in a new database. Inquiries/notice of interest may be sent via e-mail to: james.h.geiser@irs.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.
- Record
- SN00131706-W 20020804/020802213725 (fbodaily.com)
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