SAM #205AE9-26-Q-00100

IRS Bridge Contract for Integrated Enterprise Portals (IEP) Services

The IRS is seeking a 12-month bridge contract with Accenture Federal Services (AFS) to ensure uninterrupted operation of its Integrated Enterprise Portals (IEP), which support over 100 mission-critical applications including irs.gov, Modernized e-File, ICCE, and ACA systems. - Contract is valued at approximately $231 million and is necessary to maintain continuity during transition planning to IRS-controlled environments. - Key services include: - Portal Infrastructure Services: Hosting, compute, storage, and network for IRS applications - Portal Web Hosting Services: Ensuring public-facing IRS.gov availability and performance - Portal Security Services: Continuous monitoring, incident response, and cybersecurity compliance - Portal Service and Program Integration: Application integration and shared services coordination - Portal Applications Services: Maintenance and enhancement of tax-related applications - Transition of Portal Operations: Support for migration to IRS-managed hosting per Treasury directives - The bridge contract addresses urgent operational needs and compliance with updated Treasury guidance. - No specific product part numbers or hardware/software OEMs are listed; the focus is on managed services and operational continuity.

Description

Integrated Enterprise Portals (IEP) 1.5 provides the IRS with a series of essential and unique capabilities for taxpayers, tax professionals and employees. These capabilities are provided as managed services and include hosting for IRS.gov, along with hosting and security services for external facing applications, supporting Tax Filing Season and other mission critical operations. The IEP 1.5 is also instrumental in supporting transformative initiatives such as Digitalization, Information Return Modernization (IRMod) and other recently implemented Cloud-based capabilities.

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