SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- TRIP Claims Management - PWS
- Notice Date
- 9/6/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 524292
— Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), National Office Procurement (OS:PR:P), IRS, 1111 Constitution Ave, NW, C7-NCFB, Washington, District of Columbia, 20024, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20024
- Solicitation Number
- 2032H318N00007
- Archive Date
- 10/9/2018
- Point of Contact
- Tonya P Carr, , William M Stevens,
- E-Mail Address
-
Tonya.Carr@irs.gov, william.stevens2@irs.gov
(Tonya.Carr@irs.gov, william.stevens2@irs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Trip Claims Management The Department of the Treasury's (Treasury), Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Office of Treasury Procurement Services (OTPS), on behalf of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (TRIP) Office anticipates the competitive award of a combination of a Firm-Fixed Price and Labor Hour contract with a one-year base period plus (4) one-year option periods. The contract is to provide, maintain at the ready of terrorism, and operate, as required, a web-based system and facility able to meet the requirements of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA), as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act of 2005, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, as well as relevant Treasury and other regulations. The contractor shall use the requirements of TRIA, as amended, and affiliated regulations in developing a tested and documented operating system that will be maintained in readiness throughout the period of the contract for the processing of insurer claims for the Federal Share of Compensation under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (Program); and upon notice, the contractor is to activate the system and process claims. This notice is an attempt by the Government to perform market research to identify potential sources within the market. Further information on the TRIP/TRIA can be found at the following link: http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/fin-mkts/Pages/program.aspx. At the link there is further information on the original Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act of 2005, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015. Effective January 17, 2017, Treasury issued a final rule as part of its implementation of changes to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=TREAS-TRIP-2016-0005-0029). The contractor, under this contract, will provide services both prior to and following a certified act of terrorism including: 1) make ready for operation, a facility for the management and payment of TRIP claims; 2) provide periodic review and testing of the facility and other activities, including the information technology Certification and Accreditation process, needed to assure its security and readiness and compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA); 3) provide expert and analytical support to the Program in anticipation of, or in response to Program changes and may be awarded prior to or following an act of terrorism; 4) provide activation and operation of the facility and would be issued only after certification of an act of terrorism; 5) the transition or development and testing of a "statistical agent" analysis and reporting capability; 6) provide periodic review and testing of the statistical agent capability, typically expected to be performed in conjunction with task 2; 7) provide the actual statistical agent reporting and analysis following activation of the TRIP facility and the payment of claims; 8) the Recoupment process called for under the Program. Detailed descriptions of the tasks are attached to this Sources Sought notice. As intended by this Sources Sought Notice, the Government is attempting to gather market research information from contractors regarding their capabilities to the requirements stated within this notice. Therefore, interested parties should provide their statement of capabilities inclusive of relevant experience and level of staff available to successfully ensure adherence to the requirements of the TRIA of 2002, as amended and operating efficiency and financial integrity of the TRIP. Any interested party should identify its business size and if its firm subcontracts any parts of this requirement. If so, provide details of the areas subject to subcontracting. Interested parties should provide requested information via e-mail to Tonya Carr, Contract Specialist, by September 24, 2018 at 5:00pm to the following email address: tonya.carr@irs.gov. Responses shall be limited to no more than 10 pages, standard margins, and 12pt. font. THE SUBMISSION OF THIS INFORMATION IS INTENDED FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PROCURE ANY SERVICES, NOR DOES THE IRS INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THE SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE OR OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICITED.
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