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A -- FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, THIRD AND FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT SOL TIRNO97R00018 DUE 022197 POC Contract Specialist, Derrick L. Heard, 202-283-1171, Contracting Officer, Michelle Faseru, 202-283-1192 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to sponsor a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) to provide system engineering and technical assistance along with strategic advice and guidance. Also required will be technical management capabilities to facilitate the operation and modernization of Tax Systems. The FFRDC will be established under the authority of 48 CFR Subpart 35.017 and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Policy Letter 84-1. The FFRDC shall provide technical advice and assistance to the IRS and/or its contractors in the areas of program and project management. This will consist of expert advice/guidance focused on increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of strategic information management and technical activities. The FFRDC will be available for IRS's Chief Information Officer (CIO) or the CIO's designees or Department of the Treasury executive support. Examples of this support may include, but are not limited to the following: -- Information Systems(IS) input to business case development -- Business Process Analysis IS management and oversight of IRS contractors -- Evaluation of IRS contractors' performance and development of performance measures -- Development of recommendations regarding a prime integration contractor -- Evaluation of IRS effectiveness -- Ad hoc technical advice -- Acquisition Support as necessary. This procurement will not involve a request for competitive proposals. However, expressions of interest and qualification or capability statements should be submitted by interested entities who are capable of fulfilling this requirement. The qualification or capability statements received will be used to select potentially qualified entities, which may at a later date be requested to submit additional information and/or provide an oral presentation as part of a final selection. This is the third and final announcement issued under autority of 48 CFR 5.205(b). Please submit your qualification or capability statements not later than 30 days after publication of this Commerce Business Daily announcement. Upon request, a copy of a scope of work for the intended FFRDC will be mailed to any interested party, or interested parties can download the information from the IRS Procurement Bulletin Board System (PBBS). 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 of 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 password of your choice. At the Main System Menu the following will appear "Make your selection (T,F,E, etc...):" 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 "FFRDC.DOC". The system operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Send a written request, for a copy of the statement of work, to the Contracting Officer at the address specified above. No oral communication will be accepted. Qualification or Capability Statements should be submitted in written form to the Contracting Officer at the address specified above. Responses to this notice should make reference to Project No. TIRNO-97-R-00018. (0051)

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