Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) - Platform Architecture and Engineering Implementation Services

Statement of Work (SOW) / Performance Work Statement (PWS)

This Performance Work Statement (PWS) outlines the requirements for the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) - Platform Architecture and Engineering Implementation Services for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

• Platform Development, Modernization, and Enhancement (DME): Design and maintain AWS account structures, organizational units, and landing zones; build and operate shared services for secure connectivity; provision and manage compute and data services (EKS, Databricks, RDS, Redshift, S3); implement CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code; deliver observability frameworks; maintain secure baseline configurations; enable cross-environment integrations; provide standardized APIs and SDKs; architect high-availability and disaster recovery patterns; continuously upgrade and evolve the platform.

• Platform Operations and Maintenance (O&M): Monitor infrastructure health, respond to issues, manage incident response, perform deployments and upgrades, maintain backup strategies, tune performance, provide 24/7 operational coverage, automate repetitive tasks, track SLA performance, and maintain runbooks.

• Platform Availability: Maintain ≥99.5% uptime (excluding planned maintenance).

• Incident Response: Critical incidents resolved within 2 hours (95% target).

• Patch Management: Apply security patches within 30 days (100% target).

• DR Testing: Perform recovery validation quarterly (100% target).

• Report Submission: Deliver reports by due dates (95% target).

• Period of Performance: 12-month base period plus two (2) 12-month options.

• Place of Performance: Remotely, or at various IRS facilities including Lanham, MD; Martinsburg, WV; Memphis, TN; Washington, D.C.; Austin, TX; Dallas, TX. Core Hours: 0800–1700 ET, Monday-Friday (excluding Federal holidays).

• Key Personnel: Program Manager, Cloud Architect, DevOps Engineer, Security Engineer, Operations Lead with specified experience and certifications.

• Security: Compliance with Treasury and IRS IT security policies, including Zero Trust Strategy, NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, and IRS security standards. Requirements for background investigations, fingerprinting, and training for contractor employees.

• Deliverables: Includes build specifications, architecture diagrams, data flow diagrams, transition plans, work plans, and various reports, with specific delivery schedules and POCs.

• Government Furnished Property (GFP) / Information (GFI): Includes items like identification badges, computers, software, and access to IRS systems and tools.

• Transition: Requires a Transition-In Plan within 10 business days of award and a Transition-Out Plan within 90 calendar days of award.

Sources Sought / Market Research

This document is a Sources Sought Synopsis issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to conduct market research for Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) - Platform Architecture and Engineering Implementation Services. The goal is to identify parties interested in and capable of supporting EDP, which is a next-generation data integration, management, and access solution aimed at transforming tax processing, improving compliance, and enabling modernization through better data quality, security, and lineage. This is not a solicitation for proposals but a request for capability information to help determine the procurement method.

The contractor will be responsible for platform development, engineering, and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) tasks to support mission-critical IRS applications. Key services include:

• Cloud infrastructure management (monitoring, backup, disaster recovery)

• Platform engineering, upgrades, and sustainment

• Data integration and access management

• Cost optimization and performance tuning

• Compliance with Treasury and IRS IT security policies

• Designing and maintaining AWS account structures and landing zones

• Building and operating shared services (VPCs, Transit Gateways, etc.)

• Provisioning and managing compute and data services (EKS, Databricks, RDS, Redshift, S3)

• Implementing CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code

• Delivering observability frameworks

• Maintaining secure baseline configurations

• Enabling cross-environment integrations

• Providing standardized APIs and SDKs

• Architecting high-availability and disaster recovery patterns

• Continuously upgrading and evolving the platform

• Estimated Value: Anticipated to be between $30 and $40 million for the base period, plus two 12-month option periods.

• Period of Performance: Not explicitly stated, but option periods suggest multi-year.

• Contract Type: Performance-based service acquisition is anticipated.

• Submission Deadline: Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST.

• Submission Method: Email responses to Jared Alexis (jared.j.alexis@irs.gov) and Ebenezer Owusu (ebenezer.k.owusu@irs.gov).

• Required Information: Organization name, address, contact details, ownership type, business size, socioeconomic category, GSA contract number (if applicable), and tailored capability statements addressing organizational and staff capabilities, differentiators, and past performance. If subcontracting is anticipated, details on those arrangements are required.

• Evaluation: The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity, resource availability, project management capabilities, and ability to provide services under a performance-based contract. This is a high-level assessment of capability statements; generic brochures are not requested.

Based on responses, the requirement may be set-aside for small businesses or procured through full and open competition, or GSA Schedules.

• NAICS Code: 541512 – Computer Systems Design Services.
• Key Personnel Requirements: Specific minimum experience and skill requirements are listed for Program Manager, Cloud Architect, DevOps Engineer, Security Engineer, and Operations Lead.
• Performance Metrics: Key performance objectives include platform availability (≥99.5% uptime), incident response (critical incidents resolved within 2 hours), patch management (within 30 days), DR testing (quarterly), and report submission (by due dates).
• Place of Performance: Duties may be performed remotely or at various IRS facilities (Lanham, MD; Martinsburg, WV; Memphis, TN; Washington, D.C.; Austin, TX; Dallas, TX).
• Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. No feedback or evaluations will be provided on submissions.