U -- COMPUTER BASED TRAINING FOR TAX LAW, CPE, AND CPA EXAM REVIEW

Notice Date

October 17, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), National Office Procurement (A:P), 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 700, Oxon Hill, MD, 20745

ZIP Code

20745

Solicitation Number

TIRNO-02-R-00005

Response Due

October 31, 2001

Point of Contact

April Delancy, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-283-1133, Fax 202-283-1514, Email April.C.Delancy@irs.gov

Description

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a requirement for Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) Computer Based Training (CBT) in accounting, auditing, tax law and related classes. A selection of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) CBT modules in tax law, auditing, accounting and Certified Public Account Review, with site licenses is required. Training is needed to fulfill part of the CPE requirement for the revenue agent population as well as various tax law and tax law related training for all IRS personnel. The CBT modules are designed to update knowledge, fill in gaps of knowledge, and go deeply into areas necessary for technical competence and professional performance. The CBT modules are self-paced, include complete instructions for use, include a Technical Support Hotline, require no instructor support, and are available in disk and web-based formats. All agents do not examine the same types of issues. Each CBT module is designed for one to ten hours for CPE credit. The CBT modules shall be distributed to approximately 81 different sites nationwide. This requirement has a base year plus four (4) option year periods. TOPICS: Tax Law, Auditing, Accounting, and Certified Public Account Review. As part of their proposals, offerors will submit their full commercial listing of Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, and related Computer Based Training (CBT) classes as well as samples of selected training modules. All training modules must be capable of being customized to accommodate embedded IRS procedures, processes and IRS workshops/scenarios. The Government intends to award a fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to the offeror whose offer, conforming to the specification, will be the most advantageous to the Government. Firms interested in receiving a copy of the Solicitation must respond in writing. Solicitation is expected to be issued October 31, 2001. Proposals are anticipated to be due no later than two (2) weeks after solicitation is issued. Requests should be e-mailed to April.C.Delancy@irs.gov or mailed to the following address: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, A:P:O:S, 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Room 500, Oxon Hill, MD 20745, Attn: April Delancy; no later than Wednesday October 31, 2001. =20

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011019/USOL004.HTM (D-290 SN510907)