SOFTWARE LICENSE/MAINTENANCE

The Internal Revenue Service plans to award a sole source contract for the GRB/CALC IVR software developed by Government Retirement and Benefits, Inc., which must be UNIX-based to ensure compatibility with the existing IVR hardware, Oracle database software, and operating system that store employee computational data. This procurement, identified as a software license and maintenance contract with solicitation number P0P64EERC00, will not be publicly solicited or competitively bid; instead, it will be directly awarded to a single source under FAR 13.106-1(b). Interested parties are invited to submit written responses demonstrating their capability to meet the requirements and offer advantages to the government by the deadline of October 26, 2009, at 12:00 P.M. EST. However, the IRS retains sole discretion over the final awarding decision. The contract’s place of performance is Memphis, Tennessee, with key communications directed to Contract Specialist Margaret Baker via email. If no suitable alternative is presented, the IRS will proceed with sole source negotiations and contract award to Government Retirement and Benefits, Inc. This presolicitation reflects a non-competitive procurement process aimed at maintaining system integrity and ensuring continuity of the GRB IVR software services under the NAICS code 519190, relating to other information services.