DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, Internal Revenue Service, (M:P), 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 700, Oxon Hill, MD 20745

70 -- NETWORK VERSION HYPERABC SOL TIRNO97Q00115 DUE 060397 POC Contract Specialist, Ida Cofield, 202-283-1162 The Internal Revenue Service intends to award a purchase order for training on all aspects of HperABC, acquisition of the software package HyperABC, installation of HyperABC on the Cost System Management Information System (CMIS) network server with one year software maintenance and up to forty (40) hours of senior Activity Based Costing (ABC) support, some of which may be on-site support at the CMIS Project location at the CNN Building Suite 650, 820 First Street NE, Washington, DC. The four (4) training classes on HyperABC are as follows: (1) System Operational Training to consist of three Consecutive days training which will be hands-on, highly interactive training in the basics of the software, specifically tailored to IRS environment to be delivered not later than June 18, 1997. (2) Model Building Methodology -- two (2) consecutive days training to provide hands-on experience to assist the CMIS team in doing a basic design of activities, department structures, cost driver, and cost objects, discussions on the relationship between system elements will be conducted to be delivered not later than June 20, 1997. (3) HyperPort -- Setup and Utilization Training three (3) consecutive days training to provide a practical application by having trainees write HyperPort programs to load actual IRS financial data into the HyperABC model including, basic and advanced techniques. IRS CMIS data will be loaded and the use of the validation procedures provided with the system will be explained, to be delivered not later than July 2, 1997. (4) HyperLink -- Setup and Utilization Training- two (2) consecutive days training on report generation utilizing various reporting tools, including MS-Excel, to be delivered not later than July 23, 1997. The training will be provided by the contractor at a location within the District of Columbia's metropolitan area using the contractor's HyperABC software. The classes shall be conducted during normal business hours Mon.-Fri., 8:00am-5:00pm EDT. The contractor shall submit resume of the instructors assigned to provide the training portion of this requirement with their quotation. The evaluation criteria on the training classes will be based on price, qualifications of the proposed instructors, and the ability to meet the dates for the training. The contractor shall install one (1) copy of the server (network) version of HyperABC System, to include system documentation and one seat license in five (5) seat groupings (a seat license will allow up to five (5) users to access the software at the same time). The software is to be delivered and installed at the CMIS location no later than June 20, 1997. The contractor shall provide one (1) year's software maintenance which will end one (1) year after the installation date. The contractor shall deliver to the CMIS Project team all file specifications, including but not limited to; record layouts, field requirements, and maximum file size, to enable files to be uploaded to HyperABC. This can be a working document that can be faxed, e-mailed, hand carried, or any other speedy means of delivery. This document is to be delivered no later than June 18, 1997. The contractor is to provide up to forty (40) hours of Senior Activity Based Costing (ABC) Project Management support some of which may be at the CMIS Project Team site, to ensure full utilization of all features of HyperABC. Only time spent working with the CMIS Project Team staff shall be charged against the forty (40) hours. The support will be provided Mon. through Fri. from 8:00 a.m., -- 5:00 p.m. EDT. The response time will be one (1) hour, with either an answer or an estimate of when an answer will be available, after a request for support is made by the Project Team. The IRS Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) will determine when and if on-site support is required and provide as much prior notice to the contractor as possible. The COTR's name and telephone number will be provided upon contract award. The last date for request for support is no later than September 30, 1997. The contractor is to submit resumes of the personnel to be assigned to the Senior ABC Project Management support portion of this requirement with their quotation. The evaluation criteria for the Senior AFB Project Management support will be based on price and the qualifications of the proposed support personnel. The contractor receiving the award may not remove or substitute the training instructors or support personnel assigned to this project, whose resumes and qualifications have been accepted, unless they receive prior written authorization from the COTR. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered. Quotations shall include a price breakout which identifies separate prices for the purchase/installation of the software, software maintenance for one year from the date of installation, each specific training class identified above, and the skill category(ies) with hourly rate(s) x the 40 hours for Senior ABC Project Management support at a minimum. All other proposed costs must be clearly broken out and identified in the price quotation. The quotations must also provide FOB point, GSA contract number if applicable, payment terms, delivery date(s), Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) if required in accordance with FAR Clause 52.204-3 (Mar 1994), and business size status (i.e., large, small, minority, or women-owned) based on SIC Code 7389. No RFQ will be issued for this requirement. Request for such will not be considered responsive. All questions must be submitted in writing and can be mailed to the Contract Specialist at the address identified above or received by fascimile at (202) 283-1515. Quotations may be mailed to the Contract Specialist at the address identified above or if quotations are under 10 pages in length they may be fascimiled to (202) 283-1515. Quotations must be received by 4:30 p.m. EDT on the due date identified in the header of this announcement. Award will be made soon after receipt of quotations to the technically acceptable offeror providing the lowest overall price. This requirement is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. (0139)

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