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Welcome to the next generation of IT acquisition.
 

NITAAC will soon be awarding two new Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACS) for IT Services and Solutions – CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 small business. These 10-year multiple award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts can be used by any federal civilian or DoD agency to satisfy their information technology requirements.

 

Both GWACs will provide a broad range of solutions and integrated technologies from a cadre of contract holders that have been vetted for subject matter expertise and are recognized industry leaders.

 

These IT services meet scientific, health, administrative, operational, managerial, and information management requirements within a broad IT Architecture requiring a systems approach to their implementation and a sound infrastructure for their operations.

 

CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 small business feature 10 distinct task areas. 

 

  • IT Services for Biomedical Research, Health Sciences and Healthcare
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO) Support
  • Imaging
  • Outsourcing
  • IT Operations and Maintenance
  • Integration Services
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection and Information Assurance
  • Digital Government
  • Enterprise Management Systems
  • Software Development

 

Click here for task area details along with examples of the types of services that are included under each. The examples are not exhaustive, as other IT services may be associated with the task areas.

 

NITAAC GWACs support new Office of Management and Budget directives.

 

NITAAC GWACs support the principles of the Federal CIO’s 25-Point Plan for IT Management Reform; the document that recently introduced the OMB’s "Cloud First" strategy. CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 small business offer streamlined acquisition for technologies and solutions called for in the plan including:

 
  • Data Center Consolidation
  • Cloud Computing including Secure IAAS, SAAS and PAAS solutions
  • Cyber-security
  • Program/Project Management Services including CIO Support, Human Capital Planning, Organizational Change Management and Training
  • Integrated Program Teams
  • Best Practices Collaboration
  • Modular Project Development
  • Portfolio Analysis
  • Performance Monitoring
  • and more

   
CIO-SP3 – announcement expected shortly.
 

  • This GWAC enables customers to use task orders for IT requirements that support the Federal Enterprise Architecture, the Department of Defense Enterprise Architecture and the Federal Health Architecture
  • 10-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract
  • $20 billion ceiling

 

CIO-SP3 small business – announcement expected shortly.

 

  • This GWAC enables customers to meet small business goals through set-asides for Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), and/or Section 8(a) contractors.
  • 10-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract
  • $20 billion ceiling

 

GWAC benefits.

 

  • Support all contract types including hybrid
  • Pre-competed at the Master Contract level
  • Negotiated discounts available at the task order level
  • Streamlined ordering procedures based on FAR 16

 

NITAAC value-added benefits.

 

  • Easy-to-use online ordering systems for task order competition and management
  • Cradle-to-grave support from the NITAAC Customer Support Center
  • Complimentary, comprehensive evaluation of requirements from the Assessment Center within 24 hours of submission
  • Free training on GWACs, FAR 16, NITAAC contracts and NITAAC online ordering systems from the NITAAC Training Center – certification for 2 CLPs awarded