IRS taps Aspect for $150 million follow-on contract
The IRS has awarded Aspect Communications Corp. a six-year, $150 million contract to maintain automated voice response systems at 40 customer service centers.
The IRS has awarded Aspect Communications Corp. a six-year, $150 million contract to maintain automated voice response systems at 40 customer service centers.The IRS awarded the contract, which has a one-year base period and five option years, as part of its Customer Communications Project.The San Jose, Calif., company has installed voice recognition applications that let taxpayers use prompts to get information when they use the IRS’ toll-free line. A voice recognition feature also lets rotary phone callers use the system. The Aspect systems features include:
A language choice of Spanish or English
An options menu with an intelligent call router that transfers callers to customer service representatives when necessary
A unit that tackles simple queries, such as “Do I have a refund coming?”
An automated refund status application.
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