SSN_25TAF_SOSFFP.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONERNS ONLY.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) AND THIS NOTICE DOES NOT

REPRESENT A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION

OR AWARD A CONTRACT. THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR

INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES. RESPONDEES ARE ADVISED

THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY INFORMATION OR

ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS INCURRED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. ALL

COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE WILL BE SOLELY AT

THE RESPONDEE’S EXPENSE. INFORMATION PROVIDED WILL BE HELD IN A

CONFIDENTIAL MANNER AND ONLY USED TO ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT IN

DEVELOPING ACQUISITION STRATEGY.

On behalf of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of THE Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) is conducting market research to determine the availability, adequacy, and capabilities of potential Small Business (SB) set-aside concerns, which may also identify a socio-economic status of Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Woman-Owned (WOSB), HUBZone SB, Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned SB (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned SB (VOSB), and/or Economically Disabled WOSB (EDWOSB), who are interested in performing financial, strategic, analytical, investigative, and operational support. Treasury is contemplating a Labor Hour (LH) award on behalf of the Treasury Executive Office of Asset Forfeiture

(TEOAF).

This notice seeks small business sources which hold a current contract under GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) which may provide services under the Product Service Code (PSC) R499 – Other Professional Services and North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 541219 – Other Accounting Services with a Small Business Size Standard of $30M. A draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for a resulting contract is attached to this Sources Sought Notification.

RESPONSE REQUEST: The Government will not pay for any information solicited. If a contract is ultimately pursued, responses to this notice will be used to aid in establishing a set-aside award for a Small Business concern. If you are an interested Small Business concern, please provide the following:

1. Please limit written responses to five pages (letter size) in length, single-spaced, 12-point font minimum.

2. Interested vendors must submit a capability statement which contains the following information:

2a. GSA MAS Schedule Number 2b. SAM UEI Number 2c: Point of Contact (POC) 2d. Confirmation of Small Business Status under NAICS 541219

3. Interested parties should demonstrate the ability, experience (no more than five (5) years prior), and skill to fully perform across ALL tasks as described in the Draft PWS (Attachment 1). Reiteration of the tasks will not be entertained.

4. Submission must identify vendor’s socio-economic category(ies): SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, VOSB, and/or EDWOSB. (See www.sba.gov for additional information on SB concerns.)

5. For any Joint Venture or Contracting Teaming Arrangement (CTA), the Lead Contractual firm must qualify as a Small Business concern according to NAICS code 541611.

6. All respondents are reminded that at least fifty (50) percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel must be expended for employees of the concern according to FAR 52.219-14(b)(1), Limitations on Subcontracting.

RESPONSES: Responses to this Sources Sought Notice are requested to be submitted via e-mail to the Contracting Officer at Ricky.L.Callahanjr@irs.gov not later than 1400 ET on Monday, April 7, 2025.

Interested Small Business concerns must e-mail their responses to this source sought notice. The Government will not accept mailed or facsimile responses. Scanned responses must be in Adobe PDF, MS Word, or a recognizable image format, such as JPEG. The Small Business concern must furnish the necessary qualified personnel, services, travel, facilities, and materials (except those specifically to be provided by the Government) to perform financial, strategic, analytical, investigative, and operational support. This is not a request for proposals and this notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Government is utilizing this market research tool to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources.

Attachments:

1 – Attachment 1 – DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS) mailto:Ricky.L.Callahanjr@irs.gov