Request for Information (RFI): Statistical Consulting Services IDIQ

This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This is not a Request for Proposal and is not a Government commitment to issue a solicitation or award a contract. Responses to this request do not serve as proposals, bids, or offers that the Government might accept as a binding contract. Responses will assist the Government in its market research to determine whether, according to applicable law, to set-aside, restrict competition, or solicit offers from all responsible sources. For the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to assess set-asides, interested parties should identify their company as one of the following: small business, 8(a), HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, woman-owned business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or large business.The IRS Office of the Chief Procurement Officer appreciates the importance of productive relationships with our industry partners, relationships that help the Office accomplish its mission.

The cornerstone of this alliance rests in transparency and opportunities for open communication.This RFI is the first request for information or tools available in the marketplace. The IRS requests responses to this RFI be provided no later than 2:00 P.M. EST on December 11, 2020 by an e-mail (with the subject line “IRS Statistics of Income RFI Response”) to the procurement email inbox dennis.w.jackson@irs.gov Although there are no specific restrictions for formatting, please keep all responses to fifteen (15) pages or less, adhere to general formatting principles, and ensure that responses are legible.  We encourage you to be as brief as possible in your answers, but ensure that you are able to convey a sense of confidence that you understand the PWS and your company is able to perform.  Responders should be aware that there is no guarantee the IRS will have funding or issue a solicitation generated from this RFI, nor will the IRS be responsible for reimbursing a vendor’s costs in responding to this RFI.  Questions for this RFI shall be emailed to dennis.w.jackson@irs.gov no later than December 7, 2020 @ 2:00 P.M., EST (this is being changed due to a date error in the RFI document).  If you are interest in responding to the RFI, yet have no questions, please email informing us of your interest so we can ensure you receive any answers to questions submitted.  Please review the attachment for complete details and the draft PWS in order to complete your responses.  *PLEASE BE SURE TO REVIEW THE ANSWERS TO INDUSTRY QUESTIONS ATTACHED TO THIS RFI AS OF 8 DEC 2020*