Checkpoint SS Notice SAM Post.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE ORDER

Thomas Reuters Checkpoint

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to award a sole source order to Thomson

Reuters (Tax & Accounting) Inc. to provide online tax research subscription access to the Checkpoint Edge subscription for 350 employees of Internal Revenue Service, Chief

Counsel Office. The authority permitting a Sole Source Acquisition is FAR 6.302-1, Only

One Responsible Source. The period of performance will be a 12-month base period from date of award and one (1) 12-month option period According to market research conducted, Thomson Reuters (Tax & Accounting) Inc. is the sole organization and provider of the Checkpoint Edge subscription. It provides fast access to thoroughly integrated and up-to-date research materials, editorial insight, productivity tools, online learning, news updates, and marketing resources. It answers tax, accounting, finance, and trade questions, plus provides guidance and resources to help users make confident decisions quickly.

No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent to sole source is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received no later than September 3, 2024, 12PM EST. Responses shall be submitted to tracey.n.brooks@irs.gov. Responses shall include, at a minimum, the following information:

1. The name of your company;

2. Company Unique Entity ID (UEI);

3. POC name and contact information;

4. The specific online tax research subscription solution that your company offers that fulfills the same function as the solution Thomson Reuters (Tax & Accounting) Inc. has been providing. Include evidence that your company is capable of providing the specific capability mentioned above; and

5. A description of the online tax research subscription and its overall capabilities.

It is your responsibility to demonstrate how your online tax research subscription is capable of providing the same functionality that exists with the Thomson Reuters (Tax &

Accounting) Inc. mentioned above. The Government will not seek additional information from your company if you fail to provide sufficient evidence of having an online tax research subscription capable of meeting the Government's needs.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government's

Contracting Officer. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

mailto:tracey.n.brooks@irs.gov.