Accenture Wins Spot on IRS Modernization Program

Accenture Federal Services has won a position on an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) blanket purchase agreement with a ceiling value of $2.6 billion.

The firm will be able to compete for task orders within this Enterprise Development, Operations Services (EDOS) blanket purchase agreement to support the IRS in creating new ways for taxpayers and tax professionals to interact with the agency, Accenture said in a Wednesday (May 24) press release.

“We’re honored to support the IRS’ push to develop innovative ways for America’s millions of taxpayers to interact securely and effectively with the agency,” Elaine Beeman, a senior managing director for the Accenture Federal Services Civilian portfolio, said in the release.

The EDOS has a period of performance of seven years and brings all the systems in the IRS development portfolio under one contract vehicle, according to the press release.

It aims to modernize existing systems, build out analytics and improve cybersecurity, the release said.

“The IRS had the foresight and vision to create a contract vehicle with the ability to keep up with, or even ahead of, new legislative demands,” Jessica Powell, a managing director in Accenture Federal Services and IRS client lead, said in the release. “These reforms will result in faster processing of returns and quicker distributions of the credits and benefits that are vital to so many Americans.”

In other recent news from Accenture, the global professional services company acquired Brazil-based cybersecurity firm Morphus and launched a cyber industry practice in Latin America in February.

Accenture said at the time that the acquisition brought more than 230 highly skilled professionals to the firm, nearly doubled its security footprint in Brazil and enhanced the offerings it provides across a wide variety of industries in Latin America.

A month before that, in January, Accenture completed its acquisition of supply chain firm and integrated Oracle Cloud specialist Inspirage.

That purchase enhanced Accenture’s Oracle Cloud capabilities; supported its delivery of touchless supply chain, digital twins and other emerging technologies to its clients; and bolstered its Oracle supply chain skills by adding 736 people from Inspirage, Accenture said at the time.