Ordering Process

Why choose NITAAC

Best in Class GWACs

Our Best in Class Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts give federal agencies a streamlined way to procure information technology commodities and services from industry leading providers.

Reduce Administrative Time and Costs

With no need to synopsize requirements on SAM.gov (aka FedBizOpps) and the ability to manage the entire acquisition online, NITAAC lifts much of the reporting burden from customer agencies.

Dedicated Customer Service

NITAAC Support is staffed by live humans, and backed by a team of FAC-C Level III Digital Service Certified Contracting Officers. We answer questions within the hour, turn around assessments within 12 business hours, convert Technical Refreshment Proposals within 24 hours and average 45-day Procurement Action Lead Times (PALTs).

Easy to use with built-in FAR guidance

Our Electronic Government Ordering System (e-GOS), streamlines the acquisition process even further with automatic distribution, built-in FAR guidance and more.

Task order process

Ordering process

01 Preparation 02 Evaluation 03 Award 04 Admin

Preparation: Market Research and Acquisition Planning

Using NITAAC to support your acquisition.

Define your requirement — need help? Contact the Task Order Management Team.
Conduct Market Research: (a) Search GWAC labor categories within e-GOS and develop an Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE); (b) Issue a Request for Information (RFI) using e-GOS; (c) Find a small business through our contract holder search.
Consider streamlined evaluation approaches, such as: comparative analysis, oral presentations, market product demos. Guidance can be found in the “Review Evaluation” tab in e-GOS.
Conduct acquisition planning in accordance with your agency procedures.
Finalize the SOW, SOO or PWS, the IGCE and other requirements documents—don’t forget agency specific terms and conditions.
Determine timeframes for questions and submissions based on complexity and your agency procedures. Remember: if you streamline, you can reduce submission timeframes.
Work with NITAAC to introduce your requirement to contract holders. NITAAC provides a venue for customers to present their requirements to contract holders before issuance of the Order Request (OR). Contact NITAAC Support for scheduling and additional information.
Use your market research to create your final Task Order Requests (TOR).

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assisted acquisitions If you need extra assistance with your acquisitions during busy times, NITAAC will serve as the Contracting Officer and help with your assisted acquisitions.

Evaluation: Issue, Answer Questions and Obtain Responses

Log into e-GOS. Need to register? Create an account.
Receive and respond to Contract Holder questions and comments.
Issue an Amendment if needed.
Receive industry responses through the secure e-GOS system.
Evaluate submissions based on your agency’s criteria.
Document and award based on your agency’s procedures.

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Award

Award task or delivery order in accordance with your agency procedures.
Upload copy of fully executed award documents through e-GOS.
Notify unsuccessful offerors through e-GOS, or in accordance with your agency procedures.
Debrief Contract Holders in accordance with FAR Subpart 15 and your agency procedures.

Administration

Conduct post-award orientations to address program concerns and contractor's responsibilities for performance of the task or delivery order.
Administer the task or delivery order by monitoring Contracting Officer Representative’s feedback, contractor performance and enforcing contractor compliance with task or delivery order requirements.
Resolve contract performance problems by gathering facts and determining remedies. If appropriate, initiate remedial actions in order to find and provide a solution.
Analyze the need for modifications and negotiate and issue task or delivery order modifications, as required.
Complete inspection and acceptance and approve payment requests.
Ensure past performance evaluation documentation is completed with program and Contracting Officer input.
Close-out task or delivery order following your agency procedures to ensure property disposition, final payments and clearances have been received. Upload final modification in e-GOS.

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We offer free training, both at the NIH and at customer sites, to educate agencies about the value they can achieve by using CIO-SP3, CIO-SP3 Small Business or CIO-CS. Attendees earn 2 Continuous Learning Points (CLPs).

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Explore our services

NITAAC Government-Wide Strategic Solutions (GSS) is one of the three preferred Office of Management and Budget sources for federal agencies looking to obtain desktops, laptops, monitors and hardware at a competitive price.

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If your agency needs help buying information technology (IT), our Assisted Acquisitions team can support you. NITAAC becomes your Contracting Officer guiding you in accordance with your agency’s policies and the Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR).

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We provide a review of document requirement factors which can affect the quality of responses you ultimately receive.

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Explore our GWACs

CIO-CS

For agencies needing commodities or as-a-service solutions, this GWAC opens the door to today's most innovative solutions at fair and reasonable prices.

CIO-SP3

With more than 137 labor categories and 10 task areas, the CIO-SP3 GWAC is designed to support federal agencies with streamlined ordering for a wide range of IT services and solutions.

CIO-SP3 Small Business

With over 300 small businesses, this GWAC levels the playing field for small business looking to compete, and federal agencies looking to innovate.

CIO-SP4

Check here for news and information about the Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 4 (CIO-SP4) Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) RFP.

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