STATEMENT OF WORK NSF 1099 Services I INTRODUCTION I.1 Mission and Scope: the National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the Federal Government that supports basic research and advancement of science by awarding grants to institutions for specific projects. NSF currently employs a staff of approximately 1200. Over one third of the staff is scientists, engineers or educators; one third is administrative and technical staff; one third is support staff. This contract is located in the Division of Administrative Services (DAS). The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to purchase the following services to provide 1099 forms for 2008. The awardee must meet the following specifications Vendor Specifications for 1099 vendor 1. Vendor provided Project Plan 2. Vendor provided Documentation 3. Vendor provided project manager (contact) 4. Change Request process 5. Ability to upload 1099 file to vendor software using ASCII delimited text format 6. Vendor provided Address validation of 1099s 7. TIN Validation Report 8. Litho and Data proof 9. Ability to send test file to vendor 10. Ability to Audit the vendor processed file. 11. Approval of Data Test 12. Ability to review audit file 13. Ability to Approve production run 14. Vendor Mailing of 1099s a. Statement and Envelop Specifications b. Mail sorting Services c. Postage Report 15. Soft copy of file 16. Online or CD view of 1099s 17. encrypted security measures of on site access 18. Detail Disposition Report 19. IRS Reporting Standalone 20. Bypass Report 21. Account Merger Report 22. Postage Report EVALUATION CRITERIA The Contracting Officer shall select for award the proposal that offers the best value to the National Science Foundation based on the three evaluation criteria listed below. The first two criteria, when combined, are considered more important than price. 1. Technical merits of the proposed solution 2. Past performance in providing similar services to other Federal agencies 3. Price CONTACTS Please send any questions for this requirement to Timothy P. McLendon, Contracting Officer, [email protected] The Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) for this project is as follows: COTR: Steven Baird ADDRESS: NSF, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 295, Arlington VA 22230 The Technical Points of Contact (TPOCs) for this project shall be determined. SUBJECT TO THE AVAILBILITY OF FUNDING.

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