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D -- TELEPHONY TEST SYSTEM SOL TIRNO-98-R-00066 DUE 081398 POC Cynthia Smith, (202) 283-1351 (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is TIRNO-98-R-00066, issued as a request for proposal (RFP). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-05. (iv) The Internal Revenue Service intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with NCR to acquire the following Hammer Integrated Telecommunications (IT) system with 24 ports T1 and rackmount chassis, 3 each 24 ports T1 w/Hammer software license, 18 ports speech recognition w/license, 4 ports analog w/4 port license, data support TCP/IP and serial support, PC Anywhere 32 license for limited remote control, and portable Hammer IT chassis (PC laptop). Training equipment and services will also be procured. The Hammer IT system is unique and currently the only telephony test system with speech recognition that can successfully listen to and understand all the interactive voice response (IVR) prompts generated by the computer telephony (CT) applications in the IRS' TeleFile system, verify if the correct prompt is spoken at the right point of the call flow, and save the bad prompt for later review. The Hammer IT system is also unique in the that the IT system successfully emulates a telephone handset dialing into the TeleFile system, listens and responds to IVR prompts, and simulates a specific TeleFile transaction through the entire call flow, while capturing all the interactions and automatically generating a test script from the interactions that can be modified in real time using graphically assisted visual basic compatible test language with ScriptBuilder and rerun on multiple T-1 and ISDN telephone network connections, along with other Hammer IT-generated test scripts to load and stress the TeleFile CT applications and test all data paths in the call flow of each application. The standard industrial classification code (SIC) is 7379, and the small business size standard for that SIC is $18 million. (v) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial, applies to this acquisition. (vi) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) technical capability of the service being offered to meet the Government requirements; (ii) price and (iii) past performance. (vii) Offeror(s) shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer. (viii) The clause at FAR52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Execute Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR Clauses cited in 52.212-5 are applicable to this acquisition: (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402), (2) 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity (41 U.S.C. 423). (3) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (15 U.S.C. 637 (d) (2) and (3)), (6) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246). (7) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212). (8) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers (29 U.S.C 793), (9) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212). (ix) DPAS and related rating is not applicable to this acquisition. (x) Offer(s) is due to the Contracting Officer at the address shown at item 7 above by 12 noon on August 13, 1998. (xi) Cynthia Smith, Contract Specialist, may be contacted at (202) 283-1351 for information regarding the solicitation.**** Posted 08/06/98 (W-SN233385). (0218)

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