RFI 24-69-A-PMO-OITA - QA Document_9.19.2024 .docx
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This document is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for the Information Returns Modernization (IR Mod) IRIS/UI Application Development project. The IRS is seeking information from industry about firms capable of providing services related to the development, modernization, enhancement, and operations and maintenance of the IRIS/UI application.
The RFI provides details on the current IRIS/UI application, which is in its second year of operation, and the planned future enhancements and releases. It outlines the required services, including project management, development, operations and maintenance, and transition services. The IRS is particularly interested in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to improve the application's development, testing, and operational capabilities. The RFI requests responses in two parts - company profile information and capabilities. Key dates include questions due by 9/17/2024 and responses due by 9/26/2024. The incumbent contractor is Accenture under contract 2032H5-22-F-00289-P00021.
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| IR Mod_IRIS_UI PWS_08.28.2024.pdf | ||
| IRIS UI Application Development RFI_9.12.2024.pdf | ||
| 24-69-A-PMO-OITA RFI QA Document_9.12.2024.docx | DOCX document | |
| IRIS.UI Application Development RFI Response Spreadsheet_9.12.2024.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
24-69-A-PMO-OITA RFI Q&A
Information Returns Modernization (IR Mod) IRIS/UI Application Development Questions and Answers Please submit questions by 9/17/2024 by 5:00pm EDT (Please email Tanya.E.Outland@irs.gov ) Answers to all questions will be posted on SAM.GOV by 9/19/2024 by 12:00noon EDT.
| # |
| Questions |
| Answers |
| 1 |
| Can you please tell me if there is an incumbent? |
If so, contract information?
The contract number is 2032H5-22-F-00289-P00021. The incumbent is Accenture.
| 2 |
| Could you please clarify if the company that completed the first phase will be eligible to bid on this project? Could you please provide the name of the company that completed phase I? |
| The incumbent is Accenture. Eligibility is a Contracting Officer decision, if a solicitation is released. |
| 3 |
| Could you please confirm whether the government would consider permitting Task Area 1 - Program Management to be billed as a labor hour? |
| Task 1 is FFP |
| 4 |
| What software products is the IRS currently using? Do you use Microsoft products for your development environment? |
| Please refer to Appendix C of the PWS |
| 5 |
| Should a Solicitation be issued, will it be considered a new requirement or a follow-on to an existing contract? If there is an incumbent, would you be able to share the vendor’s name and the contract number so that I may identify it in FPDS? |
| The contract number is 2032H5-22-F-00289-P00021. The incumbent is Accenture. |
| 6 |
| I am curious when a tentative solicitation and award may be released, what the contract type may be, as well as the set-aside and value. I also was hoping to confirm the vehicle, as I had seen GSA may be used, as well as possibly SAM.gov. I also wanted to confirm the 541512 NAICS code and the 5 year PoP (with 1 base year and 4 option years), all of which I had seen on SAM.gov. |
| NAICS code is confirmed. |
PoP is confirmed.
| 7 |
| Can you share who is the current incumbent? |
| Accenture. |
| 8 |
| Does the IRS envision using any existing SaaS services that are available in the commercial market? If so, how will the build versus buy decision be made? |
| No |
| 9 |
| If the IRS is going to leverage any existing SaaS, does the IRS plan to GFE them to the IR Mod contractor or make it the responsibility of the IR Mod contractor to procure them for the government? |
| No |
| 10 |
| Does the desired target state include the ability to have a mixture of services developed by the IRS and commercial SaaS? |
| No |
| 11 |
| Could the IRS provide more specifics on the AI governance and assurance activities that the contractor is expected to support? Are there established frameworks or guidelines that the IRS prefers for AI integration? |
| There are currently no AI governance/assurance activities |
There are no preferred AI integration frameworks or guidelines
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