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70 -- ELECTRONIC TAX ADMINISTRATION SOL TIRNO97R00071 DUE 101697 POC Contract Specialist, Brett L. Blake, 202-283-1137 INTENT The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is planning to release a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for Electronic Tax Administration (ETA) for comment on September 15, 1997. The objectives of this RFP are twofold. First, the IRS plans to increase transmission volumes greatly beginning calendar year 1999 using the existing ETA systems. Second, the IRS plans to promote and sustain increases in volumes further into the future through enhancements to electronic filing and related applications. For the purposes of this draft RFP, the Government will focus on the electronic filing of individual tax returns (1040 series), including related transactions, payments, correspondence, powers of attorney, requests for transcripts and improving fraud prevention and detection. Additional ETA programs (i.e., business and information returns) may be addressed in future acquisitions. APPROACH (Subject to Comment) This draft RFP includes three proposal approaches: Contracts for volume increases using current systems; Agreements for increased volumes using current systems; and Contracts involving system enhancements/modification. Offerors may propose on any or all of the approaches. The contracts/agreements may be awarded to one or more ETA partners. The IRS seeks partnerships that will result in the maximum return for its investment. HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE DRAFT RFP Parties having interest in providing feedback or comments on the draft RFP should access the World Wide Web (WWW) at http://www.irs.ustreas.gov to obtain a copy of the draft RFP. If a vendor can not access the WWW, and would like to obtain a softcopy/diskette of the draft RFP, requests may be submitted to IRS, M:P:I:D, Brett Blake, Room 700 Constellation Centre, 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD 20745 or via e-mail: brett.l.blake@ccmail.irs.gov. Telefax requests will be accepted at (202) 283-4829. Parties interested in providing feedback or comments will be given 30 business days to respond, after release of the draft RFP. The ETA Program Office will give apresentation to provide clarification on this draft RFP on September 22, 1997 at 10:00 a.m. at the New Carrollton Federal Building Auditorium, New Carrollton, MD. Interested parties should contact Brett Blake on (202) 283-1137 to make a reservation. (0239)

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