Instruction to Offerors_BMF_Sources Sought_Final.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

Product Service Code: DA01 NAICS: 541512 Computer Systems Design Services

SOURCES SOUGHT - THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS IS RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION {FAR) PART 10, MARKET RESEARCH.

DISCLAIMER - This Sources Sought Synopsis is issued solely to identify potential contractors and determine market capacity consistent with the scope and scale of this requirement. This notice should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research. This announcement does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. The Government is not seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests.

Respondents will NOT be notified of the results of the analysis. All data received in response to this Sources Sought Synopsis that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary information will be fully protected from release outside the Government. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with all applicable Government regulations. All documentation shall become the property of the Government and will not be returned.

INTRODUCTION – Under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is committed to improving the taxpayer experience by modernizing core tax administration systems, IRS Information Technology (IT) infrastructure, operations, and cybersecurity. Taxpayers expect to access their sensitive financial information securely and easily, find and understand complex tax information from any device, and to resolve issues quickly, proactively, using a variety of self and assisted services. The IRS IT Modernization Plan positions IRS to transform taxpayer experience and meet these expectations. The current legacy computing infrastructure cannot keep pace with the desire for instantaneous data, real-time interactions, and other customer-centric services, and the cost to operate our current technology ecosystem continues to increase. Our ability to successfully modernize and maintain our IT foundation is critical to our ability to continue to deliver the IRS mission in a cost-effective way.

Applications Development (AD) and its IT delivery partners (i.e., Enterprise Services (ES), Enterprise Operations (EOps) are responsible for modernization of the business taxpayer accounting and implementation of modernized data distribution platform. The IRS has increased their focus on the development and maintenance of modernized tax processing systems to enable additional business capabilities and improve stability, performance, operations, and security. To support this effort, AD and its IT delivery partners (i.e., ES, EOps) will design, develop, deploy, and maintain enterprise level Business Master File modernized systems.

The Business Master File (BMF) modernization is one of multiple programs created to support the objectives of the IRS IT Modernization Plan. In support of a modernized BMF platform, AD and ES will leverage existing enterprise architecture strategies and objectives to establish a modern, secure, future-proof technology foundation that can rapidly scale.

The BMF Mod Managed Service PWS is to acquire contractor support services for to design and implement a modernized BMF platform and database in FedRamp High Cloud infrastructure based on IRS priorities. The contractor shall assist the Government in their effort to provide reliable and secure IT services and integrated business services support that meets or exceeds customer requirements and expectations.

This notification is provided to survey contractors under Sam.gov Small Business Contractors that can provide a full range of contractor support services for Program/Project Management, Architecture/Engineering, Modernization Strategies, Development, Testing, and O&M related to the execution of the BMF current and future state infrastructure requirements.

Contractors who believe they can meet the requirements outlined above and in the attached Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS), should respond by indicating their interest and providing sufficient information to demonstrate their capability. Responses should include a capability statement as well as a summary of the firm's experience providing this type of service. The information should be brief and concise, yet clearly demonstrate an ability to meet the stated requirement by providing clear and comprehensive information supporting the company's qualifications. Each response shall not exceed ten (10) pages, excluding cover page and must include the following information:

(3) Current contract Number for this Sources Sought

(4) Type of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, veteran owned, etc.)

(5) FedRamp We encourage all businesses, to include small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement. Interested sources are invited, and encouraged, to review the attached draft PWS and respond to this Sources Sought announcement. Interested vendors shall provide responses to the questions provided in Attachment 2 - BMF Sources Sought Synopsis Questions with respect to interest, unique capabilities, and the proposed contract/acquisition strategy.

This information will be utilized for preliminary planning purposes within the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service to facilitate the decision-making process and will not be disclosed outside the agency.

Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses, and determination has been made that a small business can meet the requirement, the Government will proceed with the acquisition utilizing FAR parts 8 or 16 procedures, a solicitation announcement will be published electronically via Sam.gov Small business Contracts.

Note: The government expects the final RFQ to be very similar to the draft PWS and is expected to be released within a reasonable time after the closing of this Sources Sought Synopsis. It is anticipated that this will be a Firm-Fixed Price procurement. It is highly recommended that contractors be proactive and prepare accordingly. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a proposal package or solicitation. There is no proposal package or solicitation currently. To protect the Government's integrity of any future procurement, if any, which may arise from this Sources Sought announcement, information regarding the technical point of contact will not be given and no appointments for presentations will be made.

RESPONSES - Responses to this notice shall be submitted electronically to lori.t.wingrove@irs.gov and ashley.t.shell@irs.gov no later than 3:00 pm, Thursday July 25, 2024 EST. Responses shall not exceed ten (10) pages, excluding cover page, and shall not contain any brochures, advertising or any other type of extraneous, graphic literature or documents that have not been requested and are not relevant or essential in demonstrating the company's ability to provide the required services. Vendors may provide links to relevant websites, as appropriate.

Vendors shall reference "BMF Support" in the subject line of their response as well as in the subject line of any other e-mail correspondence referencing this notice.

** THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT RESPOND TO PHONE CALLS**