Do you have a J.3 Past Performance Questionnaire that requires a signature for CIO-SP3? Please submit your request to the nitaachelpdesk@mail.nih.gov . This enables NITAAC to better track requests, so nothing is missed. Also, do you have a J.6 Self Scoring Sheet Experience Template that requires a NITAAC signature? If you attach a printout from FPDS with your proposal submission, then a signature…
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NITAAC issued an amendment to the CIO-SP4 RFP, click here to view the latest changes .
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Update: NITAAC will post responses to questions about the CIO-SP4 RFP on Friday, June 18, 2021.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, NITAAC Releases Highly Anticipated CIO-SP4 Request for Proposals, CIO-SP4 Will Allow for Streamlined Acquisition of General, Health IT and Biomedical Research Across 10 Task Areas, Rockville, MD - May 25, 2021 -, Today, the NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) released the solicitation for the highly anticipated Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 4 (CIO-SP4) Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). CIO-SP4 is designed to quickly meet agencies’ general information technology (IT), biomedical, and health IT needs across 10 task areas. Managed by NITAAC,…, About NITAAC, The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) is housed within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is a full-service acquisition program that has been designated a federal Executive Agent, authorized by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to administer three Best in Class (BIC) Government-Wide…
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CIO-SP4 will allow for streamlined acquisition of general, health IT, and biomedical research across 10 Task Areas. Click here to learn more.
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We know the industry is eagerly awaiting the release of the CIO-SP4 Request for Proposal (RFP). We are, too. We understand the important role our GWACs play for not only the federal government, but the industry as well. I want to update everyone on where we stand in the process and provide some clarity around the delays we have experienced in the RFP’s release. The RFP has been delayed due to…
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February 22, 2021 Technology vendors, sharpen your pencils — the next great governmentwide acquisition contract is weeks away from dropping. The National Institutes of Health IT Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) will release the $40 billion CIO-SP4 contract in the next few weeks — mid-to-late March — and award spots to as many as 450 large and small contractors by early 2022. Read full…
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Federal Mobility Guide The Federal CIO Council asked the Federal Mobility Group to set up a group of pillars centered on four different topics: • The Mobile Security Pillar is looking at FISMA Mobility Metric Adoption and updated guidance associated with Derived PIV and Identity Management. • The 5G and Mobile Network Infrastructure Pillar focuses on the evolution of 5G and its implications. •…
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February 1, 2021 The RFP solicitation for CIO-SP4 will be posted in early March. The government is currently considering a significant reduction in the number of pages due in the technical proposal. There will be a three-tiered review which will consist of: 1) Self scoring sheet 2) Go/No Go mandatory criteria and 3) Full Technical and Business Review. At all three reviews, the pool of…
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Rockville, MD, January 26, 2020-, Today, the NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) announced that a stop work order that was issued to more than 200 newly ramped on Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 3 Small Business (CIO-SP3 Small Business) Government-Wide Acquisition Contract Holders in May 2020, has been lifted. The stop order was lifted after the Government Accountability…, About the Ramp On:, The CIO-SP3 Small Business GWAC contains a provision, Article H.14 "Ramp-on Procedure" that reserves the right of the government to announce an Open Season to open the GWAC to small and disadvantaged businesses. NITAAC began Phase 1 of this process in October 2015. During Phase One, incumbent contract holders that qualified in less than the maximum 10 task areas were given an opportunity to…, About NITAAC:, The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) is housed within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and is a full service acquisition program that has been designated a federal Executive Agent, authorized by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to administer three Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs…
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