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

70 -- SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE TEST TOOL DUE 080399 POC Marla Sands-Mitcheltree (202) 283-1174 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to issue a purchase order to Inter-American Management System, Inc., for the acquisition of a Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Test Tool. The SQA test tool is a configuration management tool to control all IRS software development on the UNISYS platform. This software will be used as the platform for training new employees on the use of the SQA tool by ARKDATA USA and testing updates to the SQA tool in a non-production environment. This software must be able to provide in-depth audit trail and create customized reports in a highly secure environment. The level of access to this system varies and is driven by user profile. Developers must be able to make changes and test their work in dynamically created environments. Baseline source code is maintained in a secured environment and is only replaced after the software has traveled trough the entire life cycle from development to production. All responsible sources who can provide the above requirement at prices, terms and conditions equal to or better than those which can be provided by Inter-American Management System, Inc., should submit clear and convincing data in writing substantiating an ability to furnish the entire requirement. Responses to this notice must be received by this office within 5 days of the date of publication of this synopsis. Any responses should be sent to: Internal Revenue Service, A/C Procurement, 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Room 700, Oxon Hill, MD 20745, Attn: Marla Sands-Mitcheltree, M:P:I:E. Responses will be accepted by facsimile at (202) 283-0610. Facsimile responses must contain signatures, arrive at the place and by the time specified in the synopsis and may not exceed 10 pages. The Government will not be responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of any facsimile information. If a response is received that meets the Government's requirement, and an analysis of both technical and pricing documentation indicates that a competitive acquisition would be more advantageous to the Government, a formal solicitation may be issued. No solicitation document exists for this requirement. Requests for the same will be considered non-responsive. If no compelling responses are received, award will be made to Inter-American Management System, Inc. by August 3, 1999. Posted 07/26/99 (W-SN359026). (0207)

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