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B -- MILEAGE STUDY AND STATISTICAL ANALYSES COMBINED WITH THE REQUIRED DATABASE FOR COMPARING COSTS FOR PRIOR THREE YEARS SOL TIRNO98R00065 DUE 071098 POC Contract Specialist, William Pinkston, 202-283-1119 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to award a sole source contract to Runzheimer International, Runzheimer Park, Rochester, WI 53167-0000, to conduct an annual mileage study, the results of which will be used by the IRS in determining the National Standard Mileage Rate that may be used by taxpayers to compute the deductible costs of operating a "model" automobile The "model" automobile is representative of all sizes and types of autos used on a nationwide basis. The cost items considered by Runzheimer in determining the mileage rate of the "model" are the variable expenses of gasoline, oil, maintenance and tires, along with the fixed costs of insurance, license, registration, and depreciation, based on the "model" being driven 15,000 miles for the year. Other expenses, such as parking fees, tolls and interest to finance the purchase of an automobile may be deducted in addition to the standard mileage rate. Runzheimer possesses the required combination of expertise to conduct the mileage studiesand perform the statistical analyses coupled with a regularly updated database for collecting, validating and comparing costs for the prior three years. The database is crucial to the reliability of the study and is used to establish the mileage rate published annually in the Internal Revenue Bulletin. The required services shall be acquired under the policies and provisions of FAR Part 12 -- Acquisition of Commercial Items. A firm fixed price contract is contemplated. The term of the contract shall be from the date of contract award through twelve months thereafter with four one year option periods. The contract award will be based on the contractor's past performance and price. No telephone requests for the solicitation package will be accepted. Requests for or questions pertaining to this solicitation may be faxed to the attention of W.E. Pinkston at (202) 283-1514. See Note 22. (0166)

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