NITAAC is pleased to announce that the Sources Sought and Draft RFP for Chief Information Officer – Commodity Solutions (CIO-CS) has been released to FedBizOpps. This new GWAC will replace the ECS III GWAC, and will include next generation IT commodity solutions and commodity-enabling services. CIO-CS is open to all qualified contractors. We encourage all contractors and government customers who wish to comment or ask questions to follow the directions in the solicitation (link below), as your input will be used to shape the final RFP. All questions and/or comments must be received no later than 10:00 am EST on Monday, April 8, 2013. To view the draft RFP in its entirety, please click here.
Effective February 1, 2013, NITAAC has instituted a fee cap of $150,000 for any task order base or optional period (not to exceed 12 months) with funding in excess of $15 million under CIO-SP3, and $20 million under CIO-SP3 Small Business.
The NCAF reimburses NIH for the cost of operating and administering the NITAAC Program as it provides for streamlined ordering procedures, efficient acquisition support and training, and superior customer support for all federal agencies.
The following chart details the NCAF fee structure:
NITAAC is pleased to announce the extension of the ECS III GWAC for one year through November 25, 2013. That means you can continue to order IT products and related fixed-price services as we work to develop a new, follow-on products/services GWAC. New delivery orders issued under ECS III will offer you the same options as before, up to and including a 5-year period of performance.
As part of a continuing series on Federal Contract Profiles, Government Executive selected to highlight the newly awarded CIO-SP3 IT Services/Solutions GWAC, along with its small business set-aside GWAC, CIO-SP3 Small Business. In addition to comments from NITAAC executives, Government Executive reached out to acquisition experts at the DoD.
FedScoop honored federal technology leaders, innovators and rising stars at the first annual FedScoop 50 Awards on Wednesday, October 28, 2012 at a ceremony held at the Hay Adams Hotel in Washington, D.C. More than 150 attendees came from throughout government, including the White House, Department of Defense and civilian agencies, along with industry leaders. Robert Coen, NITAAC Acting Director, was among the Federal Leaders selected to receive an award. “I am honored by this recognition for the NITAAC Program,” said Coen.
Listen as Ed Wilgus, Acting Deputy Director, and Michelle Street, Management Analyst explain the benefits of NITAAC's newly awarded CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 Small Business GWACs.
By David Stegon · Friday, November 16th, 2012 · 2:13 pm
With the CIO-SP3 Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts now awarded, Robert Coen, acting director of the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center, said his office is focused on education and outreach to the entire federal government.
On October 24, 2012, NITAAC was honored by the Coalition for Government Procurement with a Myth-Busters Award at the 2012 Excellence in Partnership Awards luncheon, held during their Annual Fall Training Conference at the Crystal City Marriott in Arlington, VA.
NITAAC is pleased to announce new awards for CIO-SP3 Small Business, with HUBZone contracts going to Computer World Services and The St. John Group. That brings the total number of small business awards to:
89 Small Business
26 8(a)
10 Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB)
24 Women Owned
2 HUBZone
The complete listing of contract holders can be found on the NITAAC website here.
Mary Armstead Moving Up. Rob Coen Named Acting Director.
Mary Armstead, Program Director for the NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NTAAC) has been appointed Acting Associate Director for the NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition Policy Management (OAMP), reporting directly to Ms. Diane Fraiser, Director of the NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition Management (OALM) and Head of the Contracting Activity, effective October 1, 2012.
The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center announces CIO-SP3 (Chief Information Officer – Solutions and Partners) Small Business awards are complete in the Small Business Category, with the total number of Prime Contract Holders reaching eighty-nine (89). Awards to Small, Service Disabled Veteran Owned and 8(a) concerns have already been announced. The program intends to issue additional awards under the HUBZone category of this Government-Wide Acquisition Contract, which has a ceiling of $20 billion.
More from Program Director Mary Armstead on Federal News Radio.
The National Institutes of Health's Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) administers governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs) for information technology, and is making adjustments to how it does business in response to two recent rule changes from the administration...
Deputy Program Director Rob Coen talks about CIO-SP3.
The U.S. government is determined to find new and better ways of using information technology. As part of that effort, different approaches to IT contracting are in the offing for vendors providing hardware, software, consulting and other services, including social media and mobile device solutions.
One of the emerging IT management concepts is the utilization of capabilities that can be deployed across all units within a federal department or agency...
Read about NITAAC GWAC awards and listen to the interview.
The National Institutes of Health's Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) administers governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs) for information technology, and is making adjustments to how it does business in response to two recent rule changes from the administration...
Defense IT chiefs are finding savings for precious acquisition dollars by making purchases through communal government contracting vehicles.
Instead of reinventing the wheel with every contracting need, the National Institute of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC) program is allowing federal agencies to hop on a bandwagon that they say increases efficiencies and drastically reduces turnaround time...
The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) announces that CIO-SP3 (Chief Information Officers - Solutions and Partners 3) awards have been made to 54 contract holders. This 10-year multiple award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) government-wide acquisition contract (GWAC) is open to all federal civilian and DoD agencies who require information technology (IT) services and solutions, providing them with a mechanism to quickly and efficiently satisfy new and emerging IT requirements.
The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) announces the first in a series of CIO-SP3 (Chief Information Officers - Solutions and Partners 3) Small Business awards to ten Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs).
