Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
IRS Audio-Visual (AV) and Video Teleconferencing (VTC) Enterprise Systems Integration, Support, and Maintenance Master IDIQ
Department of the Treasury · Internal Revenue Service · Sol. 205AE9-26-Q-00053
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The IRS wants up to three small businesses to win a 5-year multiple-award IDIQ (a contract that allows many orders over time) for audio-visual and video teleconferencing equipment, installation and maintenance across about 410 conference rooms nationwide. It is a 100% small business set-aside with a total ceiling of $24,746,987.96. Proposals (Phase II) are due October 30, 2026 after a two-phase process.
Watch out for
- No discussions, no chance to fix errors. The government may award on initial proposals, so a math error or missing field could knock you out.
they will have no opportunity to correct mathematical errors or fill in missing fields later
- Strict file format rules. Spreadsheets must be native Excel; PDFs or screenshots of them are disqualified.
Flat PDFs or image captures of spreadsheets will be instantly disqualified.
- Complex two-phase process with revised dates. Dates have moved several times (Amendments 0001 and 0002) and the notice text lists conflicting earlier dates, so check the latest amendment and attachments carefully.
The closing date and time for the receipt of PHASE II proposals is hereby extended from October 14, 2026, to October 30, 2026
- Brand authorizations and OEM support required. You need manufacturer authorizations for the equipment brands, which can take time to obtain.
turn-key, interoperable, OEM-supported solutions
- Large, nationwide scope. About 410 conference rooms across the country means significant logistics and staffing for a small business.
across approximately 410 existing conference rooms nationwide
- Requirements consolidated. The notice says agency requirements were consolidated into this vehicle, which may affect small business incumbents.
regarding the consolidation of agency requirements into this standalone Multiple Award IDIQ vehicle
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Turn-key, interoperable, OEM-supported AV/VTC solutions for about 410 existing conference rooms nationwide
- Equipment procurement, installation and staging
- Maintenance and troubleshooting
- Technology refresh cycles
- Phase 1: Volume I (Brand Authorizations and Cybersecurity Addendum) and native Excel Attachment #3
- Phase 2: Blinded Volume II technical narrative, Volume III past performance, Volume IV price proposal
- Contract type
- Multiple-award IDIQ (up to three awards), structured RFP / combined synopsis-solicitation
- Period of performance
- 5-year lifecycle
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC, USA (listed); work covers about 410 conference rooms nationwide
- Estimated value
- Maximum ordering value across all orders not to exceed $24,746,987.96 over 5 years
- How they'll choose
- Award based on initial submissions without discussions or a competitive range; other evaluation factors are in the attachments
- Offers due
- Phase II proposals due October 30, 2026, 5 PM eastern (extended by Amendment 0002 from October 14, 2026)
- How to submit
- Not stated in the notice text; see attachments. Contracting officer email is michelle.m.mcgibbon@irs.gov
What to include when you submit
- Two phases: Phase 1 is a pass/fail gate and only passing offerors are invited to Phase 2
- Phase 1: submit Volume I (Brand Authorizations and Cybersecurity Addendum) and native Excel Attachment #3 (Limitations on Subcontracting 51% Prime Math and 4-Lifecycle Technical Certification Matrix)
- Flat PDFs or image captures of spreadsheets will be instantly disqualified
- Phase 2: blinded (anonymized) Volume II Technical Narrative answering 9 PWS items, Volume III Past Performance, and Volume IV Price Proposal using native Excel Attachment #1 only
- Use the revised Attachment #1 (Revision 1) pricing matrix and Attachment #3 (Revision 1) staffing workbook from Amendment 0001
- Download and review all formal PDF and Excel attachments for formatting and evaluation details
You must have
- Small business (100% Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 541519)
This acquisition is competed openly as a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 541519.
- Prime must meet the 51% limitation on subcontracting and show lifecycle technical certifications, via the native Excel Attachment #3
Limitations on Subcontracting 51% Prime Math and 4-Lifecycle Technical Certification Matrix
- Brand authorizations and a cybersecurity addendum (Volume I)
Volume I (Brand Authorizations and Cybersecurity Addendum)
- Pass the Phase 1 gate to be invited to Phase 2
Only those vendors who successfully clear the binary Phase 1 gate will receive a formal Invitation Notice
Current contractor
Notice says small business incumbents currently performing affected requirements have been directly notified; no incumbent is named.
Not in the notice text
- Evaluation factors and their order are only in the attachments
- How and where to submit proposals (portal or email) is not stated in the text
- Page limits and formatting rules are in the attachments
- Performance work statement (PWS) details and security/clearance requirements (Pub 4812 / IRM) are in the attachments
- Whether the Phase 1 gate has already closed, and whether new offerors can still enter, is unclear from the text; earlier Phase 1 dates have passed
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 30, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 29, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 205AE9-26-Q-00053
- Agency
- Department of the Treasury · Internal Revenue Service
- Office
- It Strategy and Modernization
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 541519
- Product/service code
- 7E20
- Business type
- IT, software & telecom
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC
- Contracting contact
- Michelle McGibbonmichelle.m.mcgibbon@irs.gov
- Versions
- 5 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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