Notice ID: 24-8356
The anticipated requirement encompasses Contractor support to provide operations and maintenance enhancement and development support for the Computer Assisted Publishing System (CAPS). CAPS applications fall into three primary categories according to the area(s) of the M&P business they serve:
- Content development – includes applications for eXtensible Markup Language (XML) authoring of IRS published products, generation of hypertext links within and between products, revision storage and management, workflow management and page composition.
- Publishing – includes applications for management of IRS published product catalog information, printing/publishing job tracking, revision storage and management, workflow management, electronic publishing to IRS.gov and page composition.
- Distribution – includes database-intensive applications which support a variety of distribution programs.
There is significant crossover between these three categories. Some CAPS applications are used throughout the production lifecycle from initial content development through distribution.
The scope of this Task Order encompasses the following activities:
- Project Management
- End-User Application Support
- Desktop Support
- Requirements Analysis and Design
- Development, Testing, and Quality Assurance
- Configuration Management
- IT Security Support
- Production Support
- Performance Validation
- Documentation Support
- Integration and Deployment Support.
No decision has yet been finalized regarding the small business strategy for this acquisition. The purpose of this SSN is to identify interested vendors with capabilities to meet all the Government requirements at a fair market price. The agency anticipates awarding a Contract/Order to obtain contractor support services for support services to provide operations and maintenance enhancement and development support for the Computer Assisted Publishing System (CAPS).
The agency anticipates that it will issue an RFQ in the third Quarter of FY24.
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