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

D -- BTAMS SYSTEM UPGRADE, WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW GENERATION OF BTAMS SOFTWARE SOL TIRNO-99-R-00049 DUE 070299 POC Robin Johnson, Contract Specialist-202-283-1137 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intents to procure on a sole sources basis with Dataflow Technologies, Inc. 1513 York Road, Lutherville, Maryland 21093-6016, to upgrade the current custom-built software for the tape inventory and management system known as Bar Code Tape Management System (BTAMS), and to implement at 13 IRS sites. At ten service centers sites, BTAMS link with the IRS's proprietary Automated Workload Management System (AWMS) program that is designed to manage and control magnetic media. The BTAMS at the Martinsburg Computing Center (MCC) and Detroit Computing Center (DCC) link with the IBM compatible mainframe Tape Management System CA-1. The National Office (NO) BTAMS system is a standalone workstation. The new upgrade will upgrade the BTAMS software from Progress Version 6.2 to Progress Version 8.3, upgrade the current Novell Version 3.12 Servers to NT Servers Version 4.0 and the Windows Version 3.12 Workstation to NT Workstations Version 4.0. The IRS will also require the development of a new generation of BTAMS software to run under Window NT Workstation, NT Server, and NT Oracle Server. At the service center, BTAMS will interface with the new IRS Automated Workload Management System (AWMS) using Oracle 8.05 software and Unix servers. Also required for the Year 2000 compliance is the change of all BTAMS software to use a 4-digit year field YYYY, rather than a 2-digit year field and to ensure that each affected program processes the expanded year field correctly. The contractor shall furnish the software, documentation, warranties and training. The contractor shall provide 24 hour toll-free telephone support with an answering service. The technical assistance support services hours are 8:30AM to 5:00PM Monday through Friday Eastern Time with exception of Government holidays. The contract will require a program manager and a Senior Program Analysts. Interested contractors may submit written response within 10 days after publication of this notice to the Internal Revenue Service /Constellation Centre, 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 700 M:I:P:CS, Attn: Robin Johnson (202-283-1137), Contracting Officer, Oxon Hill Maryland 20745. Faxed written response over 10 pages will not by accepted by facsimiles (FAX 202-283-1533). Oral communications are not acceptable and will not be considered. All responding firms can request a copy of the statement of work and section B- Supplies or Services Price/Costs by submitting a written request by facsimile or mail to the above address. All questions must be submitted in writing and received by facsimile or mail. No contract award will be made on the basis of any response to this notice. This is contingent upon the approval of a Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition, on the citing authority 40 U.S.C. 759 (g). This requirement is being negotiated as an unrestricted procurement. This acquisition has been deemed appropriate for acquisition streamlining and will be processed using the simplified procedure's test program for certain commercial items inaccordance with FAR 13.500. Under this test program, a commercial item acquisition may be acquired using the simplified procedures in amounts greater than the simplified acquisition but not exceeding $5,000,000, including options. The period of performance will be one year followed by a one year warranty. Posted 06/18/99 (W-SN344621). (0169)

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