IRS Electronic Payment Services

THIS IS A SOLICITATION NOTICE.

The Internal Revenue Service invites all interested parties to review and respond to the attached unrestricted full and open solicitation for a contractor(s) to provide an electronic payment product that allows taxpayers to make federal tax payments through convenient, safe and secure means and to collect the appropriate service fees from the taxpayer to cover all costs incurred to deliver the services requested by the U.S. Government. This anticipated contract is for a multiple award, no-cost contract(s) with a period of performance of a base and four option years.

OFFERORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO READ THE SOLICITATION IN ITS ENTIRETY PRIOR TO RESPONDING.

Due date for proposals is October 25, 2019, 2 PM EST. Questions and/or comments regarding this solicitation are due six (6) calendar days after the solicitation issuance and must include the solicitation no. 2032H5-19-R-00005 in the subject line of the email and be addressed to Kathleen Guyther, Contracting Officer via email at kathleen.a.guyther@irs.gov.

INQUIRIES WILL BE ADDRESSED BY EMAIL ONLY. TELEPHONIC REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to the questions/comments submitted in response to the pre-solicitation and provide an updated time for the release of the solicitation. 

This is a Pre-Solicitation notice (hereinafter Notice) in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.203. The IRS intends to issue an unrestricted full and open solicitation for a contractor(s) to provide an electronic payment product that allows taxpayers to make federal tax payments through convenient, safe and secure means and to collect the appropriate service fees from the taxpayer to cover all costs incurred to deliver the services requested by the U.S. Government. The proposed acquisition is for a multiple award, no-cost contract(s) with a period of performance of a base and four option years. The NAICS code is 522320, Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities and Product Service Code with an SBA size standard of $38.5 million dollars.

It is anticipated that the solicitation will be issued under solicitation no. 2032H5-19-R-00005 within the next 30-60 days on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (http://www.fbo.gov). For information on how to register your company on FBO, to view or receive updates and notifications to the solicitation, please reference the FBO Vendor Guide located on the FBO web site home page. NO paper copies of the solicitation will be furnished. A solicitation mailing list will not be maintained for this procurement. Inquiries will be addressed by EMAIL ONLY.

THE SOLICITATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS ARE PAPERLESS AND WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET ONLY.

A draft solicitation is included for purposes of industry comment and questions. Please note all referenced documents are available upon written request. Due date for responses is no later than June 24, 2019, 2 PM EST. Questions and/or comments regarding this draft solicitation must include the pre-solicitation no. 2032H5-19-R-00005 in the subject line of the email and be addressed to Kathleen Guyther, Contracting Officer via email at kathleen.a.guyther@irs.gov. Further, please note that Government does not intended to publish answers to questions submitted, but may use them to inform the final requirement.

INQUIRIES WILL BE ADDRESSED BY EMAIL ONLY. TELEPHONIC REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

A response to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to the anticipated solicitation. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in the anticipated solicitation. This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. All costs associated with responding to this notice are solely at the responding party's expense. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this notice or the government use of such information. This notice does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the government to form a binding contract or agreement. The IRS will not be obligated to pursue any particular acquisition alternative as a result of this notice.

**NOTE: Offerors must be actively registered and have an active FAR certification in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to receive a contract award from any government agency. Contractors may access the Internet site at: https://www.sam.gov/ to register and/or obtain information about the SAM program. FAR Representations and Certifications can be submitted at https://www.sam.gov/.