Enterprise Architecture (EA) CORE Bridge Support Services

This is a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity for a bridge contract to continue mission critical services for Enterprise Architecture (EA) CORE support services until the competitive follow on can be awarded. The EA CORE support services are expected to be awarded using the GSA Alliant best in class contract. The award will be a firm fixed price task order against the GSA Alliant contract. Period of Performance: Base Period: 9/27/18 - 12/26/18; Option Period 1: 12/27/18 - 3/26/19; Option Period 2: 3/27/19 - 6/26/19; Option Period 3: 6/27/19 - 9/26/19. Contractor support is required to assist the Enterprise Architecture office (EAO) in translating the IRS's business vision and strategy into an Enterprise Architecture (EA) strategy and tool that can be used by business and IT managers to plan and manage their investments for business and technology solutions. The Contractor shall provide support and services in the following general areas: Enterprise Architecture Planning and Management; Enterprise Architecture Strategy and Planning; Enterprise Architecture Design and Support; Standards and Technology Management. Services are also required in the following areas: Development of strategy, process improvement, governance documents, analysis, architecture/design support for new common services; Develop a roadmap for the migration of legacy applications to a service based application environment and, Plan and conduct lab-based prototyping and proofs of concept in support of a broad range of IRS technological objectives. Contractor services are to continue the Architecture and Engineering services being performed under the current contract (TIRNO-11D-00011; TO 0017).

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