SF 1012 LSJ_FSS-2021-19-C_Redacted.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

LIMITED-SOURCES JUSTIFICATION

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Multiple Award Schedule Program (see FAR 8.401)

Tracking No: Page 1 of 5 Treasury Standard Form – 1012 (Rev 5/18)

Prescribed by Treasury: DTAP 1008.405-6

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity:

Requiring Activity - Internal Revenue Service, Information Technology / Contracting Activity Internal Revenue Service, Office of Information Technology Acquisitions (OITA)

2.a Nature and/or description of the action being approved:

The Limited Sources Justification seeks approval for IRS IT to award a firm fixed price contract with Deloitte Consulting to immediately and rapidly analyze, plan, report on the work needed to implement COVID-19 American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act legislation. The passage of ARP represents a mission-critical, urgent need for IRS IT and an immediate expansion of existing legislative implementation support for Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO). The EPMO’s Emerging Programs & Initiatives (EP&I) office needs immediate support to meet these demands to avoid the risk of noncompliance with the legislation, and/or inability to meet related Treasury-issued requirements. Deloitte has been delivering support to the stand-up and operations of the Emerging Programs & Initiative (EP&I) office and is best positioned to scale and deliver immediate support for the American Rescue Plan and other expected legislation, while continuing to mature EP&I’s programmatic and analytical functions.

The need date for this support is June 1, 2021.

2.b Name of the vendor: Deloitte Consulting, LLP 2.c Requisition No.: 5000120800 2.d Bridge contract: Yes No 2.e Brand name: Yes No 3.a A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs:

The scope of these services outlined below provide IRS IT the necessary support to meet immediate implementation needs for ARP.

Provide program management (PM) support to organize and manage IT ARP implementation activities, track milestones, and evaluate and report progress to IRS leadership

Facilitate IT leadership and key stakeholder discussions / workshop(s) to educate, engage and align IT leadership where required

Support IT to identify, develop and initiate the PM processes to engage with IT stakeholders, IRS leadership, and external entities (e.g. Treasury, other agencies)

Determine the integration forums across IT and the process by which the different areas will intersect, and develop and document the meetings and information flow across IT that will enable delivery

Support integration with the Business and IT to establish common understanding of legislative requirements, business capabilities needed, and IT impacts

Support or stand-up integrated forums for American Rescue Plan delivery and reporting

Develop and maintain Provision Profiles to summarize impact, outstanding questions, key activities, and status for each IT-owned provision

Track legislative activity that may impact implementation of American Rescue Plan Identify and manage integration points and dependencies between ARP provisions, and IRS IT strategic priorities Develop stakeholder engagement plan and drive engagement activities and products

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Multiple Award Schedule Program (see FAR 8.401)

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Engage IT, Business, and policy stakeholders to gather information, close gaps, and assess impacts of legislation

Identify required activities to support coordination and engagement with external entities (e.g., SSA), and Business stakeholders

Develop IRS IT organizational readiness plan to evaluate ARP preparedness, track progress, and identify and close gaps

The period of performance for this requirement will be from June 1, 2021 through January 31, 2022.

3.b Includes IT: Yes No NAICS-541512 and PSC-R408 3.c IGCE/Estimated dollar value:

The IGCE is for an eight-month period of performance.

4.a Identification of the authority being used (Check the appropriate box that applies).

FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(A) – An urgent and compelling need exists, and following the procedures would result in unacceptable delays.

FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) – Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized.

FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(C) – In the interest of economy and efficiency, the new work is a logical follow-on to an original Federal Supply Schedule order or BPA provided that the original order or BPA was placed in accordance with FSS procedures in accordance with the applicable Federal Supply Schedule ordering procedures. The original order or BPA must not have been previously issued under sole-source or limited-sources procedures.

FAR 8.405-6(b) – Items peculiar to one manufacturer.

4.b Supporting Rationale:

This URGENT procurement action is in response to the world-wide exposure of the highly contagious virus known as Coronavirus (COVID) and the immediate actions that will be required for all Federal Agencies as this virus continues to reach out across the whole world and into the United States and our citizens. In an urgent and immediate need to continue supporting the IRS and avoid a break in service due to a national emergency, this is the support required to assist the Treasury/Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in immediately identifying and reporting on the implementation provisions/legislation of American Rescue Plan Act. The IRS is seeking a sole source award under the Information Technology Enterprise Program Management Support Services Blanket Purchase Agreements (IT-EPMSS BPAs). Competing requirements with all nine BPA holders is preferred, however, it is urgent that these services need to continue to avoid a break in service not later than June 1, 2021 and that the contractor selected is able to immediately begin working with no learning curve. With the passage of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, multiple legislation enactments and delivery of key milestones are expected in July, vendor transition or break-in-service will be a significant risk on the IRS’ ability to deliver on legislation requirements. Deloitte has knowledge delivering agency’s key milestones on ARP legislation and conducting on-going analysis and implementation planning for legislation priorities. Deloitte currently provided critical integration support across IT organizations, including risk tracking/mitigation and

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Multiple Award Schedule Program (see FAR 8.401)

Tracking No: Page 3 of 5 deployment readiness activities. Under task order 2032H5-21-F-00043, Deloitte has provided Legislative Sensing and accelerated analysis of the American Rescue Plan to enable IT to prepare for the anticipated legislation changes. The support provided under the current work request will end on May 31, 2021 and it is critical that these services continue without interruption to achieve the ARP July milestones. Given the short time-line and Deloitte’s previous support of ARP, they are uniquely positioned to provide this support and ensure that the IRS meets the upcoming critical deadlines for the implementation of this vital COVID-19 legislation.

5. A determination by the ordering activity Contracting Officer that the order or BPA represents the best value consistent with FAR 8.404(d):

The Contracting Officer has determined that this order represents the best value consistent with FAR 8.404(d). The order will be against a BPA that was awarded under the contractor’s GSA Schedule.

6. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results or a statement why market research was not conducted:

Due to the urgent nature of acquisition, the Government’s market research consisted of contacting knowledgeable individuals in IRS IT and reviewing the prior acquisition history for similar requirements.

7.a Any other facts supporting this justification:

N/A 7.b Attachments: Yes No

8. A statement of the actions, if any, the Requiring Activity and Contracting Activity may take to remove or overcome any barriers that led to restricted consideration before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies and services is made:

Given the urgent and compelling nature of this requirement due to the national emergency, no other source has the familiarity with the swift implementation of this legislation necessary to perform or provide the requirements given the time constraints. This action will fulfill the current, critical requirements and enable IRS IT to competitively procure sustained support for implementation of the American Rescue Plan, and continued support for EP&I in the future.

9. Certifications and Approvals:

9.a Program Office Certification (Requiring Activity). I hereby certify that any supporting information and data provided (e.g., the Government’s minimum needs or requirements, or other rationale for the limited sources) and which form the basis for this justification for an exception to fair opportunity, are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Name: Date:

Signature:

9.b Contracting Officer Certification and Approval. I hereby determine the circumstances of this acquisition support the justification to acquire these supplies or services on a limited source basis. I also certify this limited-sources justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Therefore, unless additional approvals are required as

May 25, 2021

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Multiple Award Schedule Program (see FAR 8.401)

Tracking No: Page 5 of 5 best of my knowledge and belief. Therefore, I hereby approve this limited-sources justification.

Name: Date:

Signature: