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D -- THE SIMPLIFIED TAX AND WAGE REPORTING SYSTEM (STAWRS), HARMONIZED WAGE CODE (HWC) DATABASE MAINTENANCE SOL TIRNO-00-H-00001 DUE 030900 POC Alycia Dougans Taylor, Contracting Officer (202)283-1317 WEB: Go to this site to download the solicitation., http://www.procurement.irs.treas.gov. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer, Alycia.D.Taylor@m1.irs.gov. The Simplified Tax and Wage Reporting System (STAWRS) project is a Federal and state partnership initiative for the purpose of reducing tax and wage reporting burden for the nation's 6.7 million employers. The program focuses on three core areas-Simplified Requirements, One-Stop Customer Service, and Single Point Filing. In September 1998, STAWRS announced the availability of the Harmonized Wage Code (HWC) Database via the STAWRS web site (www.treas.gov/stawrs). The HWC Database is an analysis of 96 Federal and state employment tax laws. This includes the Federal and state income tax withholding laws, the state unemployment insurance tax laws, the social security and Medicare tax laws in the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA). With the HWC Database, a user is able to analyze how any given component in one employment tax law compares to a related component in another law, by showing whether the components are identical, similar or different. For example, one may determine how Federal and state law treat any one of the components, such as "meals and lodging." The STAWRS web site (www.treas.gov/stawrs) presents two versions of the HWC Database, one for downloading into Microsoft Access and another for on-line interactive analysis. The HWC Database was developed in support of the Harmonized Wage Code analysis. The HWC Project's ultimate goal is to develop a recommendation for adoption by federal and state agencies to make employment tax laws more consistent across federal and state boundaries. Making laws more consistent and harmonious will reduce employer burden. STAWRS is soliciting proposals from vendors interested in continuing to maintain the HWC Database. The Internal Revenue Service is soliciting proposals for this partnership. If you are considering submitting a proposal please provide via email the name of your company, company address, company contact with phone number and an email address to the Contracting Officer at (Alycia.D.Taylor@m1.irs.gov).The solicitation is currently available on the Internal Revenue Service's Procurement website at (http://www.procurement.irs.treas.gov) and all questions are due by Thursday, February 3, 2000 by 12:00 p.m. EST and proposals are due by Thursday, March 9, 2000 by 12:00 p.m. EST. Refer to the solicitation for submission requirements. Posted 01/27/00 (W-SN419429). (0027)

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