Deep Cognition-Custom AI Tools and Development NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to award a sole source contract to Deep Cognition, Inc. (Custom AI Tools and Development), under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). The contractor shall provide custom AI development and consultation, analytical services, support, training, the Deep Learning Studio platform, and specialized hardware for a period of one base year.

The AI tools and services needed are trademarked and proprietary to Deep Cognition, Inc., with exclusive features that no other vendor can offer.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, interested parties may identify their interests and/or capabilities statement to this requirement by contacting the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer via email at Elizabeth.Y.Hicks@irs.gov and JW.R.Terry@irs.gov, no later than 12:00 PM (eastern) 19 September 2024. Only emailed responses will be considered.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is at the discretion of the Government. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government shall not reimburse interested sources for any information provided.

No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice and any information provided will not be used as part of any subsequent solicitation requirement.