SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- Computer Based Tax Law Training
- Notice Date
- 5/14/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 611691
— Exam Preparation and Tutoring
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), National Office Procurement (OS:A:P), 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 500, Oxon Hill, MD, 20745, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- TIRNO07R00016
- Response Due
- 6/14/2007
- Archive Date
- 6/29/2007
- Description
- This is a combined Synopsis/Solicitation, Request for Proposals (RFP) Number TIRNO-07-R-00016, for commercial items (Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) Computer Based Training (CBT) in accounting, auditing, tax law and related classes), prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice (the text of FAR paragraphs referenced herein may be found at www.arnet.gov/far). This announcement constitutes the official notice of solicitation; proposals are being requested and individual written solicitations will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-15. The full solicitation document for this requirement and template for the required small business subcontracting plan are posted at the IRS Public User Portal at www.irs.gov/opportunities/procurement. From that web page, select ?Procurement Business Opportunities? to locate the solicitation documentation. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, "Instructions to Offerors-Commercial," apply to this acquisition. This is a full and open competition. The NAICS code is 611691 and the small business size standard is $6.5 million average annual receipts for the past 3 years. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a requirement for Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) Computer Based Training (CBT) in accounting, auditing, tax law and related classes. A selection of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) CBT modules in tax law, auditing, accounting and Certified Public Account Review, with site licenses is required. Training is needed to fulfill part of the CPE requirement for the revenue agent population. The CBT modules are designed to update knowledge, fill in gaps of knowledge, and go deeply into areas necessary for technical competence and professional performance. The CBT modules are self-paced, include complete instructions for use, include a Technical Support Hotline, require no instructor support, and are available in disk and web-based formats. All agents do not examine the same types of issues. Each CBT module is designed for one to ten hours for CPE credit. The CBT modules shall be distributed to approximately 81 different sites nationwide. This requirement has a base year plus four (4) option year periods. The award date for the contract is projected to be July, 2007 and the term of the contract will be 1 base year with 4 1-year option periods. Individual Task Orders will be issued as needs arise. The initial Task Order will be issued at the time of contract award. All interested offerors are invited to submit proposals for consideration and award of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract. Government personnel authorized to place task orders under the contract will be identified on the contract. FAR paragraphs 52.212-1 ?Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial Items?, 52.212-2, "Evaluation-Commercial Items," and 52.212-4, "Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items," apply to this solicitation. Evaluation criteria to be used to determine the successful proposal will be (1), Extent of Fulfillment of Statement of Work Requirements, (2) - Variety, quantity, and quality of CPE training modules, (3) - Ease of online access, technical support, and detail of administrative procedures, (4) Current and Past Performance, (5) Compliance with the Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards, (6) Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Subcontracting Plan (if applicable, and (7) Cost/Price. Complete discussion of the evaluation factors is included in the posted solicitation. FAR paragraph 52.212-5, "Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Order -Commercial Items," also applies to this acquisition; the following FAR clauses listed therein, in subparagraph (b), are included by reference: 52.219-9; 52.219-23 (10%); 52.222-21, 52.222-26, and 52.222-36 (applicable to task orders that exceed $10,000); 52.222-35 and 52.222-37 (applicable to task orders that exceed $25,000); 52.222-33; and 52.239-1. Additional clauses included by reference are: 52.216-18 ?Ordering?(insert ?from date of award through contract expiration?); 52.216-19 ?Order Limitations?(insert (a) $1,000; (b)(1) $2,000,000, (b)(2) $4,000, (b)(3) 5, (d) 5); and 52.216-22 (insert ?contract expiration?). The successful offeror must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be awarded a contract. (You may register easily and quickly on-line at www.ccr.gov/vendor.cfm.). Proposal Submission Instructions: (a) Complete and submit FAR clause 52-212-3, "Offeror Representations and Certifications." (b) An original hard copy and five photocopies of the proposal including all its support documentation shall be submitted and offerors must acknowledge receipt of any amendments. Any amendment(s) to the solicitation will be posted to the same IRS Procurement website where the solicitation is found. At least one copy shall be in loose-leaf binder format. Proposals shall be submitted on single sided, 8 ?? x 11? paper, with a font size no smaller than 12 points. Additionally, one compact disk copy shall accompany the written proposal. The disk copy shall be formatted in MS Word and Excel version 6 or higher. All disks shall include a label identifying the offeror?s name, address, format version and file name. (c) The technical, past performance and pricing portions of the proposal may be combined but separable. The subcontracting plan, if applicable, shall be a separate part of the proposal. Proposals should be received by 3:00 p.m. local time, June 14, 2007, at: IRS, April Delancy, OS:A:P:B:B:A, Constellation Center Building, 5th Floor, 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, Maryland 20745 3129. (d) Additional proposal preparation instructions are posted on the web site incorporated in the full text version of the solicitation.
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