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R -- ELECTRONIC ASSET/LOCATOR SERVICES SOL TIRNO-00-R-00008 DUE 013100 POC Helen D. Carmona (202-283-1514 -- FAX) This is a follow-up' to the notices posted online to the Commerce Business Daily on February 11, 1999 (submission number 297622) and on August 20, 1999, (submission number 370522), via GPO Access (http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/). The IRS issued the Request for Comments (RFC), TIRNO-99-H-00004 on 03/09/99. The purpose of the RFC was to invite the business community to review, analyze and question various aspects of the proposed solicitation for electronic asset/locator services. Based on the comments/questions received, the IRS re-structured various portions of the RFC. The industry-generated questions/comments and the IRS responses (written in WordPerfect 6.0) are accessible via the INTERNET at http://acprocurement.irs.gov/. The result of the changes will be reflected in the final Request for Proposals (RFP) document, TIRNO-00-R-00008, scheduled for release on or about November 29, 1999, for assistance with IRS' electronic asset/locator service activities. The IRS has a need to provide a cost effectiveelectronic research system for asset/locator services for the Compliance and Taxpayer Service program areas. The system should provide various historical (at least two -- three years) and current data bases to locate a taxpayer or a taxpayer's assets on a nationwide basis, provide on-line, real time access, and have batch processing capabilities. Entity and asset information should be provided in easy-to-read reports. The system must be compatible with multiple platforms (WIN3.x/95/98/NT, web based, as well as text-based for compatibility with UNIX systems) 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 date of 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). It is anticipated that there will be two (2) contracts awarded as a result of a competitive solicitation. Contract awards will occur in FY 2000. These contracts will have a 12 month base period with 4 one-year option periods. Those parties interested in receiving the RFP, TIRNO-00-R-00008, may obtain it electronically via the IRS Procurement Web page (http://acprocurement.irs.gov/). The ELECTRONIC ASSET/LOCATOR SERVICES documents will be prepared using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. The RFP document will contain mixed text and data. Therefore, much of the RFP document contents will be 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 RFP. 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 may submit a written request via e-mail to helen.d.carmona@m1.irs.gov, by facsimile to 202-283-1514, or by writing to the above listed address. The RFP will be provided by either e-mail or on floppy disk in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. Copies of the RFP will not be provided in more than one medium. In order to minimize reproduction costs, electronic transmissions are preferred. Any amendments/information updates to this solicitation will be posted to the IRS Procurement WebPage or provided on floppy disk in Microsoft Wordand/or Microsoft Excel, as the individual situation warrants. 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 responded previously to either the sources-sought notice for electronic locator services and/or the RFC will be furnished this synopsis announcement, but must specifically request a copy of the RFP. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. This will be an unrestricted, commercial item acquisition; the Standard Industrial Classification code is 7323 and the small business size standard is $5 million dollars of average annual receipts. Posted 11/16/99 (W-SN401048). (0320)

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