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On the recordJuly 16, 1996
I also believe IRS does not have the technical expertise to write the RFP and award the contract in the necessary time frame. However, we do not want to burden the Department of Defense with work that does not directly benefit national defense. As the bill moves through conference, I would be happy to work with Treasury and the IRS to address the issue of who should be responsible for writing the restructured RFP. While I am determined that IRS should be out of the business of writing the new contract, I am certainly ready and willing to negotiate on who has the best technical expertise to do the job.
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Lori Lightfoot
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the IRS's role in writing a request for proposal related to a contract.

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