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R -- SUPPORT OF APPLICATION OF COMMERCIAL CREDIT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SOL TIRNO97R00073 DUE 121597 POC Contract Specialist, Janice M. Brinkley, 202-283-1174 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), at its discretion, may award multiple contracts for assistance in improving its credit management practices by acquiring risk and credit management techniques and associated predictive models. A Firm Fixed price one-year contract is anticipated. This is not a request for proposal. The RFP will be available on October 15, 1997, proposals are due thirty days after closing of this notice. All responses to this announcement must be in writing, no telephonic responses will be accepted. The general requirements of the project are: (1) Develop a set of models for predicting accounts receivable dispositions, and dollars collected, and a framework for comparing these models; (2) Develop a draft report based on the models developed; (3) Develop a final report and computer code for the final models; (4) Provide technical support which includes answering technical questions on the models, performing additional runs of the models with updated data sets, and provide clarification and explanation on issues relating to the models; (5) Provide one presentation of the models to IRS Executives and another to IRS technical staff. Those parties interested in receiving RFP TIRNO-97-R-00073 may obtain it electronically via modem from IRS Procurement Bulletin Board (P/BBS) which may be reached at (202) 799-0943. The BBS protocol line requirements are: IRS Procurement BBS; no parity; 8 data bits; 1 stop bit; 9600 baud. The system will prompt for your name, business name and address, the kind of system being used, a user ID and a password of your choice. At the Main Systems Menu, type L and press the ENTER key Type S to select a library and press ENTER. Type RFP and press ENTER. Type F and press ENTER to review a list of files. To download a file, enter D (IRS&DEPT.EXE)(ZMODEM) and press ENTER. (NOTE:IRS&CREDIT.DEPT.EXE is the filename for the credit management RFP) To exit the BBS and/or any menu, type X. This BBS operates 24 hours per day, 7 days a week and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) terminal emaluation is recommended. A copy of the RFP may be furnished via INTERNET transmission by submitting a request to Janice.Brinkley@ccmail.IRS.Gov, and providing the complete, accurate INTERNET address. If interested parties do not have the capabilities to access the IRS/BBS or receive INTERNET transmissions, they can obtain a hard copy by submitting a written request via facsimile to Janice M. Brinkley, Contract Specialist, at 202-283-0610 or by writing to the above listed address. Copies of the RFP will not be provided in more than one medium. In order to minimize reproduction costs, electronic transmissions are preferred. The IRS takes no responsibility for undeliverable mail (electronic or postal). This will be an unrestricted acquisition. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 8742 and the small business size is $5 million dollars of average receipts. Note: The date for proposal in this notice is estimated. The actual submission date for proposals will be specified in the RFP. (0254)

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