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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 19,1999 PSA#2286

Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 700, ATTN: M:P, Oxon Hill, MD 20745

R -- ELECTRONIC LOCATOR SERVICES SOL TIRNO-99-H-00004 DUE 040509 POC Helen D. Carmona (202)283-1514 (FAX) This notice is a follow-up' to the notice posted on December 17, 1997 (submission number 151813), classification code -- R; subject -- ELECTRONIC LOCATOR SERVICES, from the Commerce Business Daily Online via GPO Access (cbdnet.access.gpo.gov). The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to issue a Request for Comments (RFC), TIRNO-99-H-00004, on or about March 5, 1999, for assistance with IRS' electronic locator services activities. The IRS is soliciting comments on the entire RFC from the business community, with particular emphasis on the statement of work (Section C), method of payment (Section B), security requirements (Section H), and technical evaluation criteria (Section M). Following the review of the RFC, interested parties should submit their questions/comments concerning all aspects of the document via INTERNET to Helen Carmona@ccmail.irs.gov or by facsimile to Helen D. Carmona, Contract Specialist, at 202-283-1514 within fifteen (15) calendar days of the issuance date of the RFC. IRS project and procurement teams intend to hold discussions (interviews) with entities whose questions/comments display an overall basic understanding of the requirement and are aimed at improving the final solicitation. Individual meetings will be held as frequently as necessary, beginning the 15th day after issuance of the RFC until the closing date stated in the RFC. The IRS reserves the right to not consider questions/comments received after the RFC closing date. Such meetings will be limited in time and the IRS reserves the right to limit discussions with any individual vendor. It is anticipated that this phase will occur from approximately March 22, 1999 to April 5, 1999. Written responses to questions or concerns will not be provided on an individual basis, but will be reflected as appropriate in the final Request For Proposals (RFP) to be issued on or about May 7, 1999. The actual submission date for proposals will be specified in the final RFP. The IRS has a need to provide a cost effective electronic research system for locator services -- various historical (at least two to three years) and current data bases to locate a taxpayer or a taxpayer's assets on a regional or nationwide basis and provide on-line, real time, as well as batch processing in easy-to-read reports containing entity and asset information -- for the Compliance and Taxpayer Service program areas. The system must be compatible with multiple platforms (DOS, WIN3.1/NT, web based) and various connectivity methods currently used within IRS. In general, the data bases would include but not be limited to: financial data bases (such as Securities and Exchange Commission filings); company and industry reports; financial holdings; findings from bankruptcy courts; asset data bases (such as real property records); Federal Aviation Administration aircraft registration; Coast Guard boat registration; state Dept. of Motor Vehicle records; finder data bases (such as personal locator files from credit bureaus, white page companies, US census data and levy sources); vital records (such as birth, marriage and divorce records, Social Security Administration master death files, and professional licenses); public records (such as Secretary of State filings and doing business as business name associations, liens, Court Dockets, judgements and settlement information). Currently, the IRS compliance program areas, Collection, Examination, Employee Plans/Exempt Organizations and Criminal Investigation, are engaged in multiple local contracts where there is an apparent duplication of effort and of data being provided. These contracts are with local locator services and credit bureaus as well as national organizations. The IRS seeks to streamline and consolidate these services on a nationwide basis to provide instantaneous access to this extensive data by possibly entering into national contracts. The number of contracts which may be awarded depends on the ability of vendors to provide comprehensive data on a regional or nationwide basis. The IRS has four (4) regions and four (4) territories. The Regions are: MIDSTATES (Arkansas; Illinois; Iowa; Kansas; Minnesota; Missouri; Nebraska; North Dakota; Oklahoma; South Dakota; Texas; Wisconsin); NORTHEAST (Connecticut; Maine; Massachusetts; Michigan; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Vermont); SOUTHEAST REGION (Alabama; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Indiana; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Mississippi; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee; Virginia; West Virginia); and WESTERN REGION (Alaska; Arizona; California; Colorado; Hawaii; Idaho; Montana; Nevada; New Mexico; Oregon; Utah; Washington; Wyoming). The Territories are: Guam; the Virgin Islands; American Samoa and Puerto Rico. It is anticipated that there will be at least 2 and not more than 5 contracts awarded as a result of a competitive solicitation. Contract award(s) will occur in FY 99. These contracts will have a 12 month base period with 4 one- year option periods. Those parties interested in receiving the RFC, TIRNO-99-H-00004, may obtain it electronically via the IRS Procurement Webpage (http://Procurement.irs.gov). The National ELECTRONIC LOCATOR SERVICES Procurement document will be prepared using WORDPERFECT 6.0. The RFC document will contain mixed text and data. Therefore, much of the RFC document contents have been converted into the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) for easy display with your browser software. To view these PDF files, your PC requires the ADOBE ACROBAT software. Without it, your PC will return an error message when attempting to read the RFC. This software is available on this server for you to download and install yourself or you may have your help desk install it for you. If interested parties do not have the capability to access the IRS Procurement webpage, they can obtain a copy on floppy disk in Wordperfect 6.0 or in hard copy by submitting a written request via facsimile to Helen D. Carmona, Contract Specialist, at 202-283-1514 or by writing to the above listed address. Copies of the RFC 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. No further preliminary information or status updates will be provided to respondents unless requested in writing. Interested parties who have previously responded to the sources-sought request for electronic locator services will be furnished this synopsis announcement, but, must specifically request a copy of the RFC. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. This will be an unrestricted acquisition; the Standard Industrial Classification code is 7323 and the small business size standard is $5 million dollars of average annual receipts. Posted 02/11/99 (W-SN297622). (0042)

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