REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RFI TIRNO-06-REFMBCA. This Request for Information (RFI) is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is NOT a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for the information solicited. Response to this RFI will NOT serve as proposals, bids, or offers, which could be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is currently conducting a Business Case Analysis (BCA) to examine competitive sourcing alternatives for the Real Estate & Facilities Management (REFM) Program. The IRS is interested in gaining further information through market research from service providers with relevant and sustained experience in real estate & facilities management. The objective of this RFI is to obtain technical capability statements tailored to this request for the requirements outlined in the Request for Information Document as well as answers to a series of questions regarding service provider abilities to provide the service as described. The requirements document provides the background and scope, instructions, description of the types of services performed, workload data and locations of the REFM program. All interested service providers must respond as indicated in the Request for Information Document. Service Providers should identify any information they consider to be sensitive or proprietary due to the fact that the IRS has a support commercial contractor assisting in the development of the Business Case Analysis. Teaming arrangements, subcontracting and mentor protégé programs are encouraged. Responses will also assist the Government in their market research to determine whether to set-aside, restrict competition in some way or solicit offers from all responsible sources. Therefore, please identify your interest in either being a Prime or Sub-contractor for this requirement. In order for the IRS to assess set-aside possibilities, interested parties shall also include a cover letter that includes company name, points of contact, telephone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses for points of contact, prime or sub-contractor interest, and identify the company as one or more of the following: 1) small business; 2) 8(a) business; 3) HUBZone small business; 4) small disadvantaged business; 5) woman-owned small business; 6) veteran-owned small business; 7) service-disabled veteran-owned small business or 8) large business. Service Provider responses and/or questions must be sent to the Contracting Officer, Debra M. Jacobs, at
[email protected]. Questions must be received by 5:00pm Thursday, November 17, 2005. Official responses must be received by 5:00pm EST on Friday, December 16, 2005. E-mail responses requiring more than 5 megabytes of memory must be sent as separate files.