IRS RFI: Acquisition Planning and Management Support (AP&MS) Services for the Contact Center Support Division (CCSD)

ID Notice: RFQ1690474

The Department of Treasury/Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a requirement for contractor to provide operational support; perform cost, schedule, and performance analysis; program documentation; market research, and project management support for the Resource and Requirements Branch of Contact Center Support Division (CCSD).

The CCSD Division have support needs in the broad functional area of Acquisition Planning and Management Support (AP&MS) services.  In providing support in this area, the Contractor shall provide support for all phases of the acquisition planning and management lifecycles to include planning, requirements definition, solicitation and Federal Notice development, evaluation, award, post-award management, contract and grant award closeout, and other administrative support.

The contractor shall, under guidance, provide advice and assistance to functional technical experts on acquisition and planning related matters. The contractor shall assist with the development of writing performance criteria and requirements. The contractor shall perform and/or evaluate market research and trends, conditions, and technological advances as they apply to the program. The contractor shall coordinate and work with the technical experts and the contracting office to ensure project milestones are reflected in contractual documents and project plans. The contractor shall assist with planning, preparing, and maintaining of acquisition plans and program office acquisition administration functions to include program control and tracking. The contractor shall provide acquisition planning and management support and executes the full-life cycle acquisition requirement.

Acquisition Planning.  The Contractor shall assist in performing acquisition planning services to include the following:

• Develop acquisition plans and procurement milestone schedules;
• Perform market research activities (e.g., exchanges with industry, sources sought, Request for Information (RFI), Draft Request for Proposals (DRFP), and Industry Day);
• Prepare procurement packages, including preparation and review of requirements documentation (e.g., Statements of Work (SOWs), Statements of Objectives (SOOs), Statement of Need (SON), Performance Work Statement (PWS)), market research documentation , independent government cost estimates (IGCEs), assist in drafting evaluation factors, applicable pre-award determinations and findings, and applicable pre-award clearances and reviews (e.g., Small Business Set-Aside Review and Information Technology Checklist);
• Use the IRS system Suite, or any potential successor system, for development of requisition/shopping cart documents;
• Provide recommendations concerning the selection of contract type and method of acquisition;
• Prepare and assist with the preparation of Justifications for Other-Than-Full-and-OpenCompetition (JOFOCs);
• Prepare or assist with the preparation of Determinations and Findings;
• Draft or assist in drafting and issuing applicable pre-award synopses;
• Present or assist in presenting acquisition planning documentation for higher level reviews and approvals;
• Use applicable acquisition systems in support of planning;
• Maintain pre-award files and documentation in accordance with applicable statute, regulation, and policy; and …

Solicitation.  The Contractor shall support the drafting, issuance, and amendment of solicitations – Request for Quotations (RFQs), Request for Proposals (RFPs), and Invitation for Bids (IFBs) to include the following:

• Support the drafting of solicitation requirements and solicitation-related documents for Government review;
• Present or assist in preparation of solicitation requirements and documentation for higher level reviews and approvals;
• Assist in preparing solicitation and solicitation-related documents for posting to the appropriate location (e.g., SharePoint or other repository system.);
• Prepare or assist in preparing solicitation amendments for Government review and assist in posting solicitation amendment documentation to the appropriate …

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