GEN Software Maintenance

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
5000230175
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
541519 Other Computer Related Services
PSC
7B21 It And Telecom - Compute: Mainframe (Hardware And Perpetual License Software)
Place of performance
Lanham, Maryland 20706, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Internal Revenue Service intends to award a sole source purchase order to Response Systems Limited for annual maintenance of the Access Gen license supporting the Redesigned Revenue Accounting Control System, with responses due by September 15, 2026 at 10:00 am EST. The requirement is being pursued under FAR 6.302-1 (only one responsible source); no solicitation will be issued on SAM.gov.

Access Gen, in use since 2011, is a TSO-based mainframe development tool that supports CA Gen projects and increases Host Encyclopedia development team productivity by greater than 10 percent. The tool facilitates subset creation for download, data aggregation for migration, and provides immediate access to information required for day-to-day use without manual downloading, reducing project bottlenecks and maximizing development efficiency.

The period of performance runs from September 15, 2026 through September 14, 2031. While this notice is not a request for quotations, the Government will accept responses demonstrating alternative products offering equivalent functionality. Interested parties must submit company name, DUNS number, point of contact information, specific product descriptions, and overall capabilities to leslie.d.dobson@irs.gov by the response deadline.

Notice text

INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE ACQUISITION

The Internal Revenue Service intends to award a sole source purchase order to Response Systems Limited for the Annual Maintenance for Access Gen License for the Redesigned Revenue Accounting Control System (RRACS), or ‘Access Gen’, since 2011. Its use as a development tool facilitates existing processes such as creating subsets for download or for aggregating sets for migration. The service reduces project bottlenecks to ensure traditional pitfalls of development are avoided. It maximizes the development team efficiency. Access Gen supports (TSO) CA Gen projects by increasing productivity by greater than 10%. This TSO based mainframe application has features specifically targeted at giving Host Encyclopedia development teams immediate access to the information that is required for day-to-day use which updates without the need to download. The period of performance for this requirement is 15 September 2026 to 14 September 2031 using FAR 6.302-1 "Only One Responsible Source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirement" as the authority permitting the sole source acquisition. 

No solicitation package will be issued on SAM.gov. This Notice of Intent to conduct a sole source procurement is not a request for quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received no later than 15 September 2026 at 10:00 am (EST). Responses shall be submitted to leslie.d.dobson@irs.gov. Responses shall include, at a minimum, the following information:

Company Name

Company DUNS No.

POC name and contact information

Specific product(s) that your company offers that fulfills the same function as the items to be included on this order

Description of that product(s) and its overall capabilities 

 

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