Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Division of Administration-Acquisition Services Branch, 550 17th Street, N.W., Room 1700PA-4139, Washington, DC 20429

D -- 1099 TAX SOFTWARE DUE 052600 POC Eupha M. Washington, Contract Specialist at (202) 942-3853 The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)is seeking sources to indicate interest in providing a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Tax Information System. The system must support Federal tax practices and regulations and should allow for customization to meet FDIC unique requirements and for inclusion of enhancements to accommodate new IRS Tax initiatives. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The purpose of this notice is to develop a list of well-qualified firms who can provide an integrated COTS package. Companies are invited to submit a conceptual approach that accomplishes the FDIC's goals and to provide complete information discussing the following qualifications and experiences: (1) Experience in providing and installing a major/federal integrated IRS Tax COTS package which supports 7000+ employees, incorporates Federal rules and regulations, and supports customization and enhancement; Examples of products provided by your company that are currenly being used by the Federal Government would be highly desirable, (2) Experience in providing ongoing support and maintenance for an integrated IRS COTS package, and (3) Specific information on how your proposed integrated IRS COTS package can satisfy FDIC requirements. BACKGROUND: In order for this mainframe software application to satisfy FDIC's 1098/1099/5498 information return filing requirements and stay in compliance with the Internal Revenue Service, the software requires modification for each tax year. The FDIC Technical Environment consists of multiple platforms, e.g., centralized mainframe, centralized and distributed client/server, multi-tiered architecture, PCs and laptops, with a private wide area network and over three hundred local area networks. The mainframe environment includes a large-scale IBM processor running the OS/390 Operating System and using DB2 5.0 as the DBMS. The LAN environment runs on Windows NT 4.0 and the standard desktop configuration is Windows 95 and Microsoft Office Suite. Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 is the database software running on LAN. The messaging environment is based upon Exchange 4.0 with Microsoft Outlook as the workstation client. The FDIC security software includes ACF2 on the mainframe, Windows NT security on the LAN, Entrust for Public Key and encryption, and Secure Socket Language for encryption on the Extranet. Requirements: Generally, the system must run in the FDIC's standard Technical Environment, be accessible at employee workstations, and enable sharing of IRS data between all FDIC Regional Offices and the FDIC Headquarters Office. The system needs to provide integrated support, online reference, information, advice, and learning experiences, with the goal of being "up to speed" and ready in the shortest possible time. It has been determined that the following requirements are critical: (1) Flexibility of the software to fit seamlessly within the existing FDIC technological infrastructure; see BACKGROUND above for details, (2) Ease in handling and editing multiple accounting code elements, (3) Ability to process 1099s for multiple locations (4) Ease of interfacing to the FDIC General Ledger, (5) Ease of receiving interfaces from other 1099 reporting systems (6) Ability to electronically transmit 1099 files to the IRS (7) Report on 1099 data by Location Code and Financial Institution Number (8) Report on 1099 by source system (9) Report on 1099 by Form Type (10) Ease of implementing the system, i.e. little or no customization necessary, and (11) Ability to process for multiple tax years. FIRMS responding to this announcement which fail to provide the required information may not be considered for inclusion into any resulting source list. Facsimile and telephone responses will not be accepted. Posted 05/09/00 (W-SN453136). (0130)

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