Statement of Work 2021.pdf

Statement of Work Submitted By: (Policy) Treasury Acquisition Institute (TAI)

Corporate Membership

1. Introduction/Overview The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Office of Procurement is responsible for delivering world class, customer-focused acquisition services with the highest degree of integrity and the cooperative effort of our partners. The subscription provides valuable information used by the Office of Procurement to fulfill the IRS mission.

2. Background

The Department of the Treasury Acquisition Career Management Program Handbook provides policy, procedures, and guidance to support the implementation of the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Reform Act (FARA) of 1996, OFPP Policy Letter 05-01, Developing and Managing the Acquisition Workforce, and OMB Memorandum dated January 20, 2006, the Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting Program.

On January 1, 2000, the Office of Personnel Management, in response to Section 4307(g) of the FARA, issued a new qualification standard for GS-1102 contracting positions in civilian agencies. The new requirements are generally comparable to those already established for Department of Defense positions in 1990 by the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act.

3. Scope

The TAI was established by the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service in partnership with the other Treasury Bureaus on September 14, 1993. TAI’s mission is to obtain cost-effective training solutions to ensure that all IRS Acquisition Professional receive training required to develop world-class acquisition professionals.

4 Tasks

The contractor shall provide the valuable tools that allow the Office of Procurement to procure goods and services on behalf of IRS. The tools must have the following components:

• Acquisition research & support services;

• On-call advisory support with/2 access points and up to 63 passwords to complete the website;

• Quick Pulse Survey Network;

• Networking and Learning Opportunities, including Annual Client Conference and periodic conference series events;

• Daily electronic “What’s New in Acquisition”;

• Electronic catalog of upcoming community events;

• Rich library of “best of the best” in acquisition including reports, regulations, laws, policies, protests – organized around key topic areas and updated continuously, and

• Access to knowledge management tool

The contractor shall allow for substitution of users for the entire length of the contract for the following reasons:

• Current users leaves or is separated from the organization

• Current user changes jobs within the organization

• Current user is out on extended leave

• Current user is on a detail

• An employee is detailed into a position that requires access to the database.

When the contractor is notified that a user needs to be changed, the contractor will be provided with the name of the user who will be deleted from the database, name of the new user and email address. The contractor shall notify the new user and the point of contact when the access is activated.

5 Delivery

The requirement will be for 63 individual memberships which includes subscription for 12 months. The contractor shall set a price for the 63 individual memberships with the option to include additional users at an agreed upon price per user within an agreed upon timeframe.

Contractor shall provide monthly usage metric reports to Shonda Grier @ Shonda.n.grier@irs.gov, as well as, ad hoc reports as requested.

When the contractor is notified that a member needs to be changed, contractor, email address and phone number - will be provided with the name, address and email information of the individuals. The contractor shall notify the new user and the point of contact when their access is activated.

6 Place of Performance

Activities will take place via the online website.

7 Period of Performance

Base Period: July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 Option Period 1: July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 Option Period 2: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 mailto:Shonda.n.grier@irs.gov

8 Government Furnished Property

Not applicable

9 Security Requirements

Not applicable