Notice and Posting of LSJ

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), a civilian agency within the Department of the Treasury, has issued a Special Notice announcing the sole-source award of delivery order no. 2023H2-25-F-00005 to Systran Software, INC. The award is for Translation Server 10 (STS10) and associated maintenance services, procured under the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program. The procurement was justified under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B), which allows sole-source procurement when only one source can provide the required supplies or services at the necessary quality level. The contract was designated as a total small business set-aside and falls under the Software Publishers NAICS category (513210). The notice was posted on December 28, 2024, with a response deadline of January 28, 2025.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to procure an on-premises high-volume machine language translation solution for the IRS Criminal Investigation Division, capable of processing large data volumes in short timeframes. Market research conducted from November 2023 through April 2024 confirmed Systran as the only responsible source meeting the IRS's specialized requirements. The contract includes a base year with four option years, and Systran was identified as a small business concern. Contractors interested in understanding the procurement details are instructed to direct any questions exclusively via email to Mach.Ngo@irs.gov, with the notice explicitly stating that phone or mail inquiries will not be acknowledged. The procurement is categorized under the IT and Telecom - Compute: Mainframe (Hardware and Perpetual License Software) Product Service Code (PSC 7B21), emphasizing the technical specificity of the required translation solution.