Patch Automation Contractor Support

The Department of Treasury/Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Office of Information Technology Acquisition (OITA) intends to issue a solicitation for Patch Automation Contractor Support. Contractor support is needed to transition the Customer Accounts Data Engine Individual Tax Processing Engine (CADE2 ITPE) systems to the Enterprise Patch automation process utilizing Ansible Tower and Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Program to perform all functions traditionally performed through manual patching process. It is anticipated that the resulting contract will have a 12-month base period and two (2) one-year option periods. A detailed Performance Work Statement will be included in the solicitation. OITA anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) task order from this solicitation. This procurement will be solicited solely through the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), VETS 2 Small Business Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC) 100% set-aside exclusively for Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) . The anticipated release date for the solicitation is Mid to late May 2023 and the anticipated award date is on or before June 30, 2023. Potential offerors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will only be available on the eBuy website, https://www.ebuy.gsa.gov. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through www.gsa.ebuy.gov. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring that site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The Government is currently not accepting questions in regard to this effort. Questions received prior to the solicitation date will not receive a response. However, when the Request for Quote (RFQ) is released, there will be a period for vendors to submit questions. Further details concerning submission of questions will be released with the RFQ. All responsible sources will find quote submission instructions (once published) on https://www.ebuy.gsa.gov. No telephone requests, written requests, or questions for/about this solicitation will be accepted outside of the GSA e-buy web site or as stated in the solicitation. This notice does not obligate the IRS/OITA to award a contract, nor does it commit the IRS/OITA to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of proposals.