Request for Information SAM.gov.pdf

Title: Request for Information (RFI) for Medical Expert Witness Services

Synopsis: The Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel General Legal Services is a defendant in EEOC litigation. The Agency, in its defense, will need a medical expert witness (with an M.D. degree) with expertise in the particular medical condition at issue (i.e., asserted lifetime asthma) and with experience having testified in legal proceedings regarding that condition and possible work/life restrictions.

The Agency expects to accomplish with this contract the acquisition of expert evidence necessary to defend the Agency in the EEOC litigation. The tasks to be completed under this contract include 1) review of documents from the EEOC litigation, 2) discussion of the EEOC litigation with Agency counsel, 3) provision of an expert written opinion about the case to Agency counsel for use in the EEOC litigation, and 4) testimony at an EEOC hearing in the EEOC litigation, including time spent with Agency counsel preparing for such testimony.

This request for information is issued solely for planning purposes and is published in accordance with FAR Part 10 and FAR 15.201(e). This is not a solicitation of call for proposals. Any proposal submitted in response to this request for information will not be considered.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is conducting a market survey/sources sought to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified businesses. IRS is particularly interested in determining the availability and technical capability of small and traditionally-underserved businesses, including SDBs, women-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran owned small businesses, and contractors in historically underutilized business zones. The principle North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the required services is 541611 Medical Office Management Consulting Services or Consultants.

Information received from this RFI is for planning purposes and market research only and will assist the Government in its acquisition strategy. The Government will not pay any costs incurred in the preparation of information for responding to this market survey or the Government’s use of the information. Proprietary information must be clearly identified as proprietary information. All information submitted will be held in a confidential manner and will only be used for the purpose intended. The Government will not provide a debrief on the results of the survey.

Responses: IRS is interested to see whether firms exist that currently provide these same services on a regional, multi-regional, or national level, or have the capability to do so.

Interested parties shall submit a capability statement describing their expertise in the above areas in sufficient detail, including any other specific and relevant information to allow the Government to make a determination of the firm’s experience and capability. Failure to fully demonstrate the capability of providing the requirement in response to this market survey may affect the Government’s review of the industry’s ability to perform or provide these requirements.

In addition to the capability statement, please include the following:

1. Organization name, UEI number, address, email address of a point of contact who can verify the demonstrated capabilities, website address, and telephone number;

2. Experience in providing services similar in nature to IRS’s requirement;

a. Implementing security processes among medical experts to ensure the safeguarding of large amounts of Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

b. Monitoring training, licensing, board certifications, and other requirements needed to provide expert testimony

c. Managing processes to ensure 100% staffing of required hearings

d. The quantity and specialty of the medical experts staffed

3. Type of ownership/or company structure and socioeconomic status [i.e. small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a), etc.];

4. Whether services are offered on a GSA Multiple Award Schedule / Federal Supply Schedule contract, and if so, the GSA contract number and applicable special item number (SIN); and

5. Whether or the respondent is registered in System for Award Management (SAM).

Questions: Interested parties may include written questions with their response, however the inclusion of questions does not guarantee that answers will be provided. Rather, questions received will be considered in developing the solicitation documents, should a solicitation be posted.

Industry Discussions: If determined advantageous to the Government, IRS may elect to hold discussions with industry. Any discussions would be intended to further clarify the potential capability of a respondent to meet the requirement only. Discussions are not guaranteed and the determination as to whether engage respondents in discussions is the sole determination of IRS.

Submission: All responses shall be limited to ten pages and must be sent via email to patricia.e.brown@irs.gov and joyce.d.derry@irs.gov