IRS TIPSS-3

QSS, now a subsidiary of Perot Systems, earned the distinction of being the only new large business to be awarded the Total Information Processing Support Services-III (TIPSS-3) contract. Moreover, QSS won in all three principal areas, as listed below. We provide customers with complete solutions and a single point of contact across all areas of the TIPSS-3 scope. This provides our customers with the means to reach new levels of capability, efficiency and competitiveness.

TIPSS-3 is a Multiple Agency Contract (MAC) that is available to the IRS, Department of the Treasury, Treasury Bureaus and other federal agencies to acquire a wide array of IT and related services. It has a 5-year period of performance through 2010, a $3 billion ceiling, and entails no user fees for the Department of Treasury and its Agencies. TIPSS-3 may be used to fulfill short- and long-term requirements in the following functional areas:

Information Support Services (ISS)

• Systems Design, Development, Implementation, and Customization
• Database Design, Development, Implementation, and Customization
• Requirements Analysis Support
• Web-Site Development and Support
• Optimization Support
• Software Engineering and Integration Support
• System Integration and Integration Testing Support
• Object Oriented Methodology, Analysis, Design and Programming Support
• Configuration Management
• System Administration
• Office Automation Support/Help Desk Support
• Operations Management Support
• Installation Support
• Computer Operations
• Personal Computer (PC) Technical Support
• Technical Support
• Hardware Support
• Security Planning and Analysis Support
• Analytical Support (Network Traffic and Trend Analysis)
• System Design, Development, Implementation, Customization, and Maintenance
• Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Support
• Telecommunications Software Development Support
• Voice Mail Support (Support and Development)
• Voice Recognition Systems Support 
• Interactive Voice Systems (Development and Support)
• Local Area Network Design
• Telecommunication Systems/Software Testing
• Engineering and Integration Support
• Local Area/Intranet Design Support
• Internet Support
• Call Center Support

Strategic Business Services (SBS)

•  Work System Design and Implementation 
•  Independent Validation and Verification Support 
•  Technical Support for the Disabled 
•  Configuration Management Support 
•  Metrics Support, Including Quality Measures and Functional Point Analysis 
•  Workload Analysis and Concept of Operation Support 
•  Project Evaluation Support 
•  Change Management and Transition Management Support 
•  Business Process Re-Engineering Support 
•  Project Management Support 
•  Automated Tracking and Evaluation Tools Support 
•  Process Analysis Support 
•  Work System Design and Usability Labs Support 
•  Performance Engineering 
•  Quality Management 
•  Risk and Threat Analysis 
•  Privacy Planning and Analysis Support 
•  Disaster Recovery, Continuity of Operation and Contingency Planning 
•  Relocation, Installation and other Hardware Related Support

System Security Services (SSS)

•  Computer Security Awareness and Training 
•  Computer Security Incident Response 
•  Computer Security Planning 
•  Crypto Systems 
•  Digital Signatures 
•  Disaster Recovery, Continuity of Operations, and Contingency Planning 
•  Hot-site and Cold-site Support Services including Hardware and Software 
•  Independent Verification and Validation 
•  Mainframe Automated Information Security Support 
•  Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) 
•  Quantitative Risk Analysis of Large Sensitive Systems 
•  Security Certification and Accreditation 
•  Security for Small Systems, Telecommunications, and Client Service 
•  Software/Hardware Maintenance and /or Licensing 
•  Systems Vulnerability Analysis/Assessment and Risk Assessment

Contract Number: 
     TIRNO-06-D-00017

Contract Type:
     Agency IDIQ Open to Treasury, DHS, and other Civilian Agencies

Service Fee Contract Types:
     2% fee outside of Treasury; No cost within Treasury: FF, CPFF, T&M

Min/Max:
     $100K Minimum/No Maximum

Sponsor:
     Department of

Contact Information:

     Kinga Berro IDIQ PMO
     Tel. 703-289-8144
     kinga.berro@psgs.com