Department of Veterans Affairs

It was during Lincoln’s second inaugural address that he spoke the immortal words that have become the VA’s motto, “With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right…let us strive to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphans…” As the President turned from the divisive bitterness at the Civil War’s roots to the unifying task of reconciliation and reconstruction, he spoke this prescription that rings as true today as it did at the end of the Civil War – words that Veterans Affairs (VA) continues to follow as they care for veterans and their families.

Today, that care depends on information technology (IT) modernization, and NITAAC Contract Holders provide the expertise and knowledge needed. From our National Institutes of Health (NIH) roots and specialization in healthcare to general IT systems, NITAAC Contract Holders can provide you with the most revolutionary products, services and solutions on the market today – what we call everything IT. A NITAAC task/delivery order will never be the thing that holds up the VA as our Contract Holders quickly deliver everything from cloud solutions, cybersecurity and interoperability to artificial intelligence, robotic process automation and more. A closer look at our history reveals that NITAAC:

• Already supports over $775.7 million in Veterans Affairs obligations.
• Is administered by Contracting Officers and specialists who were among the first to receive the new, mandatory, FAC-C Digital Services (DS) Certifications which are now required on orders for the management of digital services over the FAR Subpart 13.500 (c) commercial items threshold.
• CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 Small Business GWACs have been extended through 4/29/26 with 5-year period of performance, taking clients well into FY31.
• Will assure our customers always have a NITAAC contracting vehicle that accommodates their needs while CIO-SP4 is awarded and onboarded.

NITAAC will do whatever it takes to assure our customers always have a NITAAC vehicle that can handle their requirements. While we hope we can avoid another extension, we are prepared to get one if circumstances dictate. Please check with us before making any comparable IT obligations.

How NITAAC helped Veterans Affairs meet its mission and set-aside requirements

When you look through the Task and Delivery Orders listed here, you’ll see that NITAAC has supported VA with a wide array of IT requirements. CIO-SP3 Small Business and CIO-CS both offer Contract Holders that are approved Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). Ask your colleagues and you’ll find NITAAC is the one to call for:

• Meeting all of your information technology needs in one place with NITAAC GWACs: CIO-SP3  and CIO-SP3 Small Business for IT Services/Solutions and CIO-CS for IT Commodities/Solutions
• Purchasing commonly used commodities with Government-Wide Strategic Solutions (GSS), a subset of CIO-CS that meets all category management tiers and goals
• Getting help from Assisted Acquisitions with the lowest fee (2% of total obligation)
• Awarding Task Orders, on average, in 45 days or less, and Delivery Orders, on average, in 10 days (depending on order complexity)
• Getting free Technical Assessments on every task order, turned around in only 2 business days
• Using NITAAC’s Electronic Government Ordering System (e-GOS) to meet Fair Opportunity Requirements, order faster and more easily, and get 3-5 responses on most orders
• Using downselects and other creative contracting methods under FAR Subpart 16.505 to streamline competition, save money and make ordering much faster