SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- COTS Rules Based Tax Computation Engine Form 1040
- Notice Date
- 9/9/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- 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
- RFI-02-1040
- Point of Contact
- Dennis Smiley, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-283-1643, Fax null, - Dennis Smiley, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-283-1643, Fax null,
- E-Mail Address
-
dennis.smiley@irs.gov, dennis.smiley@irs.gov
- Description
- The Internal Revenue Service is currently analyzing the market place for a Commercial-off the Shelf (COTS) Rules-Based Tax Computation Engine that can be integrated into existing and future software developed by the IRS to perform tax calculations for Form 1040 series Tax Returns for tax years beginning with 1999 to present. A Rules-Based Tax Computation Engine consists of three components (1) The Engine itself, which applies the rules against the Return Data and arrives at the new computed tax; (2) The rules, which are structured language English rules that tell the engine how to compute the tax, and are written by tax law specialists utilizing a Rules Editor; and (3) The Rules Editor, which is a tool that allows a tax law specialist to enter, modify and save the rules in a format that the tax engine can utilize. The IRS is interested in those contractors that can provide a COTS software solution that is able to run in the following potential environments: (1) Windows 2000 XP Pro Workstation callable by programs developed in any of the following languages: Visual Basic, Visual Basic.Net, C++, and/or Java; (2) Sun Server callable by programs developed in any of the following languages: C++, and/or Java; and (3) Mainframe callable by programs developed in any of the following languages: C++, COBOL, and/or Java. The format of the data on which the calculation will be performed could be any of the following: ASCII, XML, Oracle, DB2, or MS SQL databases. The IRS may make available to the contractor current software and hardware environments to allow for integration within the necessary databases to conduct this integration. Through this RFI, the IRS seeks interested parties to furnish capability statements with information illustrating the existence of experience in the development and integration of the services listed above. Interested parties shall also provide cover information that includes company name, points of contact, telephone numbers, fax numbers, email addresses for points of contact, and identifies the company as one or more of the following: (1) small business, (2) 8(a), (3) HUBZone small business, (4) small disadvantaged business, (5) women-owned small business, (6) veteran owned small business, (7) service disabled veteran owned business, or (8) large business. IRS will use the responses to this RFI in an assessment of the contractor?s ability to provide the above COTS software. Based on the assessment, IRS will decide whether to issue a solicitation. This RFI is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information solicited. Response to this RFI will not be considered as a proposal or offer, which could be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses should be addressed to Internal Revenue Service, Office of Information Systems Acquisitions, Attn: Dennis E. Smiley, 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD 20745, or submit electronically to Dennis.Smiley@irs.gov. All final written responses to this RFI must be received by 1:00 P.M. EST on Tuesday, October 8, 2002. Point of contact is Mr. Dennis E. Smiley, Contract Specialist (202) 283-1643 or Dennis.Smiley@irs.gov.
- Record
- SN00161569-W 20020911/020909213757 (fbodaily.com)
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