As the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic, NITAAC continues to support expedited ordering and immediate order release on CIO-CS and scope reviews under 24 hours for CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 Small Business. For Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) contracting officers, HHS has issued a class Justification and Approval for COVID-19, which provides an exception to fair opportunity. For other agencies, please check with your agency for specific policies regarding fair opportunity flexibilities around COVID-19.
