The VETS 2 GWAC continues to be a popular option for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) when it comes to competing and awarding tasks to the service-disabled Veteran-owned small business community. As such, a recent set of research activities led by the IRS OCIO seeking an industry partner to support this organization which was stood up recently to provide strategic technical direction to AD and to ensure guidance and consolidation for tactical issues of a technical nature, with a goal of providing integrated technical direction across the AD portfolio, is naturally going to draw a lot of interest from current SDVOSB Primes and their key partners.
The work that will be conducted under the second generation of this Development, Infrastructure, Security and Modernization contract (termed DISM II) contract will help define IRS requirements for the services that will provide enhancements for current development efforts as well as future legislation, while providing the AD TIO with development and application integration services to include for the IRS Integrated Enterprise Portal (IEP) environment, as well as development of new software releases related to IRS Form(s) capabilities and Reporting Data Delivery support activities.
The current instance of the DISM contract was last awarded in 2021 to Maximus as a task order on the GSA Alliant 2 GWAC, with Maximus beating out two other bidders to secure this 4-year contract. The total expected value was $75M, but less than two years into the contract the obligated funds are already exceeding that amount (see contract award and spend details here).
No specific solicitation timeframe or acquisition strategy was provided as part of the market research activities, which included a post on VETS 2, but the stated period of performance indicates a planned start date of June 2024 for what will be a 5-year contract (base plus 4 options). Will this be competed on VETS 2 or any other small business vehicles? This is unlikely given the size, but that should not and will not dissuade SDVOSB and other small business partners from working to influence the direction of this procurement.
Key Points of Contact Sample (Current or Past)
- Jeannie Chieze jeannie.chieze@do.treas.gov
- Jeff Plaga, Chief – Application Innovation Branch – Technical Integration Organization, IRS
- Orhan Mekić, Technical Advisor, IRS
- Justin Stephens, Technical Advisor, IRS
- LaTonya Bowman, Small Business Specialist, IRS
- Gina Bornarth, Senior Manager of Growth for IRS, Maximus Federal
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Firms drawing the most attention at the IRS:
Included below is a list of the large and small companies we have noted as drawing the most views by Government and industry leaders on the OrangeSlices AI consultant directory since the beginning of 2023 and that bring direct past performance and/or related relationships in support of the Internal Revenue Service.
- Chevo Consulting **
- ECS Federal
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Coforma **
- EIDOS Technologies
- OneZero Solutions
- Rapidiant
- Anika **
- Leidos
- Integrated Systems (ISI)
- Citizant
- SD Solutions
- Ekagra
- INADEV **
- Zeva
- Maximus
- IMC
- Accenture
- Nüvitek
- Deloitte
- Intact Technology
- eTelligent **
- SoKat
- Precise Software Solutions
- SAIC
- GDIT **
- Cybermedia Technologies (CTEC)
- CGI Federal **
- ICF **
- Peraton
- iTech AG **
- Senture
- Analytica
- Vibrantech Solutions
- TISTA
- ITC / Dotit JV **
- Disruptive Solutions
- NTVI Solutions
** An Elev8 GovCon Honoree, noted for a corporate culture that demonstrates its own excellence, making the company a beacon for talent, for partners, and for clients.
We cannot and will not speculate here as to the reasons for the increased interest, but whether it is a company evaluating them as a potential partner; a federal acquisition leader doing their due diligence; or a consultant weighing their next job move, this group of companies has been receiving increased interest.
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