IRS’s Taxpayer Advocate Service awards contract to Carahsoft to implement recruiting and hiring technology

The Taxpayer Advocate Service, an IRS organization, will sign a contract with Carahsoft Technology Corp. to help the organization recruit and hire employees, TAS announced.

The Taxpayer Advocate Service has approximately 1,600 employees dispersed across the US and Puerto Rico. Due to recent events, including the pandemic, the 2019 government lapse in appropriations, major changes to tax law, and others, TAS’s workload has significantly increased and is expected to remain at elevated levels for the foreseeable future, according to a Sam.gov posting. 

Carahsoft will assist in implementing all aspects of the TAS recruitment strategy and hiring plan. This includes, but is not limited to, statistical/data analytics reports, targeted hiring/recruiting strategies, and the best methods for achieving the recruiting and hiring goals, which may change on a regular basis.

TAS cites Carahsoft’s vendor relationship with LinkedIn as part of the need for a sole source contract. 

“To position the Taxpayer Advocate Service to effectively compete in the hiring marketplace, TAS must have access to the data and tools that its competitors have,” the announcement states. Access to the data and tools offered by Carahsoft, it continues.

To learn more about the project and the contract, view the TAS announcement HERE.