WSJ-Statement of Work.docx

Performance Work Statement Wall Street Journal Subscriptions

C.1. INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Servicewide Policy, Directives and Electronic Research (SPDER) headquarters Research requires service-wide access to the Wall Street Journal through a web based source. The Wall Street Journal will be used by a wide range of IRS employees. Usage levels will vary throughout the year depending on issues and workload.

C.2. BACKGROUND

Wall Street Journal provides a rich source of information for the tax administration-related research of IRS users. The in-depth commentary and analysis of this publication is unique and reflects the work of a multidisciplinary group of authors primarily from the legal, accounting, and economics professions. An electronic subscription to this material directly from the publisher provides a timely, complete, and usable source of the material as well as archival research access for each researcher.

C.3. SCOPE

This Performance Work Statement also encompasses Contractor support to ensure IRS employees can access to the online edition of the Wall Street Journal. IRS Office of SPDER will monitor user requests for access to the Wall Street Journal. The contract will be for one year with up to 4 additional option years.

C.4. TASKS

The vendor shall provide:

· Concurrent access for approximately 3,000 IRS employees (which can be increased or decreased at negotiated intervals) to the online edition of the Wall Street Journal.

· Microsoft's Internet Explorer version 8.0 currently serves as the end-user interface for Internet-based commercial services. The IRS is migrating to Internet Explorer 11. Internet access is through a firewall.

· It is mandatory that any research service offered run under Windows 7 as well as any successor Microsoft operating system adopted by the IRS. The product shall be accessible using Microsoft's Internet Explorer version 8.0 or higher as well as any successor Microsoft web browser adopted by the IRS.

· Monthly user and/or unique identifier list of employees that access the Wall Street Journal online site. The report should include:

· Total Number of IDs issued;

· Total Number IDs Used;

· Total Number of Searches conducted; and

· Access to registration pages through an Active-Server-Page (ASP) script on a web page controlled by SPDER that will pass authentication information to the vendor.

· Notification to the COR at least 30 days in advance of any changes in operation or functionality of the Wall Street Journal system. If such proposed changes are unacceptable to the IRS, the COR will initiate discussions with the contractor to resolve the situation.

C.5. DELIVERY

The Wall Street Journal shall be an online subscription that is searchable 24 hours a day/seven days a week from September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2020 to approximately 3,000 users.

C.6. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Activities will take place on an online website.

C.7. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The contract shall be for one base year and four option years, as follows:

· Base Year: September 1, 2015 – August 31, 2016

· Option Year 1: September 1, 2016 – August 31, 2017

· Option Year 2: September 1, 2017 – August 31, 2018

· Option Year 3: September 1, 2018 – August 31, 2019

· Option Year 4: September 1, 2019 – August 31, 2020

C.8. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

No property will be furnished to the vendor by the government for the fulfillment of this contract.

C.9. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

N/A