Justification Redacted_091525.pdf

This document is a Treasury Standard Form 1013 Justification & Approval for a Sole Source Acquisition for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS intends to procure a sole source contract with Softeon, Inc. for maintenance of its Enterprise Logistics Information Technology (ELITE) software suite, which is used for inventory and distribution tracking of tax products at the National Distribution Center. The contract will cover software maintenance from 10/01/2025 - 09/30/2026 (Base Year) with an option for an additional year through 09/30/2027.

The justification highlights that Softeon's ELITE software is proprietary, has been used by the IRS for nearly 20 years, and meets critical agency requirements including deep configuration capabilities, end-to-end platform, multi-channel operations support, and advanced order orchestration. Market research confirmed no alternative resellers exist, and changing to a different software system would incur significant additional costs, potential operational risks, and disruption to the IRS's tax form distribution processes. The total estimated contract value is redacted, but the document emphasizes that retaining the current software is more cost-effective than replacing it.