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70 -- TELEPHONE NUMBER RESEARCH, NATIONWIDE SOL IRS-96-0020 DUE 062196 POC Michelle Faseru - Contracting Officer, on (202) 283-1192 Derrick Heard - Contract Specialist, on (202) 283-1488. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires the services of a contractor to perform telephone number research, nationwide. The IRS has developed a strategy to efficiently and economically research business and individual tax payer telephone numbers. The strategy involves transmitting search data contained in an electronic file to the Contractor, who shall have electronic gateways into the Regional Bell Operating Companies' (RBOCs') and Major Independent Telephone Companies' (MITCs') directory assistance databases, to search for the most current, valid telephone number. These files will be transmitted from each of the IRS service centers to the Contractor at a minimum of once a week. IRS Service Center Sites Location: Andover, MA; Doraville, GA; Austin, TX; Holtsville, NY; Covington, KY; Fresno, CA; Kansas City, MO; Memphis, TN; Ogden, UT; Bensalem, PA; Washington, DC. The Contractor shall search the file against the directory assistance databases, and the successful and unsuccessful searches shall be returned via electronic file transfer to the respective IRS servie centers within three (3) business days of receiving the file. The resulting contract will require the contractor to process between 2 and 4.5 million records per year. During the peak periods, the contractor will be require to process between 350,000, and 750,000 records per month. Based on these requirements, the contractor must have the following to qualify: Have electronic gateways into the RBOCs' and the MITCs' databases, nationwide; have the ability to receive an electronic file and search in batch mode the RBOCs' and MITCs' directory assistance databases via the electronic gateways; have the ability to provide the information in an electronic file to the IRS within three business days; and have at least a successful 35% match rate for the telephone numbers found. In the area of past performance, the potential offeror must demonstrate that it has engaged in conducting telephone number research or similar work within the past two years and that the volume of work performed is comparable to the IRS's requirement. The solicitation will be available on or about June 06, 1996 on the Internal Revenue Service's A/C Procurement Bulletin Board System (PBBS) and in hard copy format. 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 fo 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 using, user ID' and a password of your choice. At the Main System Menu the following will appear ''Make your selection (T,F,E, ect...)'' Type ''L'' and press the (ENTER) Key. Type ''S'' to select a library and press the (ENTER) Key. Type ''RFP'' and press the (ENTER) key. Type ''F'' and press the (ENTER) Key to list files. Press the (ENTER) Key to view the list of files. Type ''C'' to view the file list. Download the file ''TNRN.DOC''. The system operates 24 hours a day 7 days a week. A paper copy of the solicitation will be mailed to anyone who cannot access the PBBS. Send a written request to contracting officer at the address specified above. No oral communication will be accepted. The proposals for the solicitation must be submitted within 15 calendar days after the solicitation appears on the Bulletin board/solicitation is issued. Proposals should be submitted in written form to the Contracting Officer at the address specified above. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. (0137)

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