SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Standardized Voluntary Testing - RFI
- Notice Date
- 4/7/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611710
— Educational Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), National Office Procurement (OS:A:P), 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 500, Oxon Hill, Maryland, 20745
- ZIP Code
- 20745
- Solicitation Number
- SPG04072015
- Archive Date
- 5/19/2015
- Point of Contact
- Summer P. Griddine, Phone: 2406138445
- E-Mail Address
-
Summer.P.Griddine@irs.gov
(Summer.P.Griddine@irs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- RFI Objective This Pre-solicitation Notice / Sources Sought / Request for Information (here after referred to as Notice) is being released pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 10: Market Research. This Notice is issued solely for informational, acquisition planning and market research purposes only and should not be construed as a solicitation. This request for information shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to award a contract. The information provided in this notice and any future changes to this notice are not binding on the Government. Participation in this source sought/request for information is strictly voluntary. Any submitted documentation, upon delivery, becomes the property of the U.S. Government and will not be returned. The Government will not provide reimbursement of costs associated with any documentation or communication submitted in response to this notice. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be issued via either the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov) or eBuy (www.ebuy.gsa.gov) depending on the government's acquisition strategy. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these websites for any information that may pertain to this notice or a future solicitation. Background The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury and one of the world's most efficient tax administrators. The Return Preparer Office (RPO)' mission is to improve taxpayer compliance by providing comprehensive oversight and support of tax professionals. The RPO oversees registration, testing, and suitability of Enrolled Agents (EA) and EA candidates. EAs, like attorneys and Certified Public Accountants (CPA), have unlimited practice rights to represent taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This means they are unrestricted as to which taxpayers they can represent, what types of tax matters they can address, and which IRS offices they can represent taxpayers before. Learn more about EAs at: http://www.irs.gov/Tax-Professionals/Enrolled-Agents. Purpose The IRS is interested in obtaining information from the professional testing industry to determine the feasibility of implementing a standardized voluntary test focused on determining competency for preparation of individual tax returns. The test should be designed to establish a candidate can demonstrate a minimum level of competency in this area. 1. Responses must be submitted in Microsoft Word format to the point of contact identified in this RFI no later than 5/04/2015. 2. No telephone requests or inquiries will be honored. Questions, requests for clarification, or other inquiries can be submitted via e-mail to summer.p.griddine@irs.gov
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/TREAS/IRS/NOPAP/SPG04072015/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Unknown, United States
- Record
- SN03691325-W 20150409/150407234901-69d31d6bc43bb17a6c1ac3eb0c6f56c5 (fbodaily.com)
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