According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), small businesses are the lifeblood of the U.S. economy. In fact, small businesses create two-thirds of net new jobs and drive U.S. innovation and competitiveness. The contributions of small businesses are so great that federal legislation has been enacted to ensure that small businesses have fair and equitable access to federal spending. This…, Goals met with CIO-SP3 Small Businesses, The NITAAC CIO-SP3 Small Business GWAC features a wide variety of leading small business innovators and can be used by any federal, civilian or DoD agency to fulfill information technology requirements and meet socioeconomic goals. CIO-SP3 Small Business boasts pre-vetted contract holders in key socioeconomic categories, such as:, 8(a):, The SBA 8(a) Program is an essential instrument for helping socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs gain entry into government contracting. This certification is intended for organizations that are owned and controlled by at least 51% of socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. The CIO-SP3 Small Business GWAC features , 133 8(a), designated Contract Holders., Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone):, The government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses in HUBZones. It also gives preferential consideration to those businesses in full and open competition. The CIO-SP3 Small Business GWAC features , 22 HUBZone small businesses, located in underutilized urban and rural communities., Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB): , The SDVOSB designation is given to small businesses that are at, , least 51% owned and controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans. The CIO-SP3 Small Business GWAC features , 53 SDVOSB Contract Holders, ., Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB): , To help provide a level playing field for women business owners, the government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses that participate in the WOSB Federal Contracting Program. In fact, the federal government's goal is to award at least five percent of all federal contracting dollars to women-owned small businesses each year. The CIO-SP3 Small Business GWAC features , 21 dynamic Women-Owned Small Businesses., , NITAAC Has You Covered, No matter your socioeconomic goal, CIO-SP3 Small Business can help you meet it. Explore the benefits and possibilities of CIO-SP3 Small Business on our dedicated, page, . Ready to discuss how it can best serve your needs? Contact our customer support team at NITAACsupport@nih.gov .
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Many federal agencies lack an understanding of the various types of cloud services available on Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs). As a result, agencies are still purchasing cloud services as an add-on to other contracts, something that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) worries could lead to security challenges. What’s more, many federal workers lack the skillsets to…, Tips to Successfully Deploying Cloud Solutions, Provide workforce training: , As federal agencies continue to learn more about the cloud, ensure that the workforce is properly trained so you can get maximum value from your cloud purchase., Have a cloud strategy in place before you purchase:, Don’t procure cloud for the sake of procuring cloud. It is pertinent to have a cloud strategy in place to ensure long-term success., Ensure the right decision-makers are involved:, Decide who inside and outside the agency should be engaged, to ensure your strategy is aligned with workforce demands., Ask hard questions regarding cost savings:, Conduct an ROI analysis to ensure the benefits of going completely to the cloud are worth it for your agency. And, once you have asked the hard questions, developed a strategy and are ready to make a purchase, NITAAC recommends keeping in mind the Cloud Smart Buying Strategies recommended by the OMB :, OMB Cloud Smart Buying Strategies, Agencies should leverage the bulk purchasing power of the federal government through common contract solutions Agencies should attach specific performance metrics and expectations to service-level agreements Agencies should pay special attention to how providers treat high-value assets, The NITAAC Difference, Built with cloud acquisition in mind, the NITAAC CIO-CS GWAC is a full suite of information technology commodities and solutions capable of meeting any of the latest government technology trends, from cloud computing to cybersecurity to mobility. The offerings are always current, with a technology refresh process that enables product updates to be added as soon as they become available, not in…, NITAAC is Here to Help, The promise of the cloud is great. Cloud can transform the way agencies do their work by making them more agile, effective and efficient, not to mention by yielding significant cost savings. When your agency is ready to move to the cloud, NITAAC is here to help.
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To view the latest updates to the CIO-SP4 timeline and additional proposal specifics, click here: NITAAC CIO-SP4 Updates .
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The 2019 Federal Cloud Computing Strategy — Cloud Smart — is a long-term, high-level strategy to drive cloud adoption in Federal agencies. This is the first cloud policy update in seven years, offering a path forward for agencies to migrate to a safe and secure cloud infrastructure. This new strategy will support agencies to achieve additional savings, greater security and faster services. In the…
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According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Office of Management Budget’s (OMB) 2019 budget document, over 80 percent of all information technology (IT) spending is on the Operations and Maintenance of "aging legacy systems, which pose efficiency, cybersecurity, and mission risk issues, such as ever-rising costs to maintain them and an inability to meet current or expected…
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A 2019 memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget directs agencies to increase their use of Best in Class (BIC) contracts. But the case for BIC solutions goes well beyond any mandate. BIC, part of the federal government’s category management initiative, is a government-wide designation for acquisition solutions that can be used by multiple agencies and that satisfy key criteria defined…
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Are you ready to support you agency with the best prices on notebooks, desktops, tablets and thin/zero client products? The GSS V9 systems offer many options to meet mission needs, including enabled security, upgraded memory/storage, imaging, docking stations, warehousing, asset tagging and more. GSS solutions include the following terms and conditions: EPEAT, Energy Star, Section 508, as well as…
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By Jason Miller | @jmillerWFED May 18, 2020, 9:57 am Over the last 25 years, during the era of the governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC) and governmentwide multiple-award contracts (MACs) it’s difficult to remember the last time when one of those vehicles hit its total dollar ceiling. Not Alliant at $50 billion. Not Networx at $20 billion. Not even Veterans Technology Services (VETS) GWAC…, Raising the ceiling is one option, One option to fix this situation is for GSA to modify 8(a) STARS II by raising its ceiling, say by another $5-to-$7 billion. The other is to fast track the 8(a) STARS III vehicle. GSA issued the draft solicitation last summer. “GSA is exploring its options regarding the 8(a) STARS II GWAC; however, at this time, there is no guarantee of additional contract value being made available. In the…, Customers need a Plan B, But for 8(a) companies who had been working for months or years with customer agencies to put work on STARS II, moving to NITAAC or another existing contract isn’t always easy. NetImpact Strategies Wilson said she has customers who liked STARS so much they haven’t or didn’t use other 8(a) or small business vehicles. “Our customers are trying to figure out what to do, and part of it is me trying…
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The CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 Small Business GWACs have been extended through April 29, 2024 to ensure there is no gap in contractual coverage between CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP4. The extension allows our customers to continue to acquire mission-critical information technology on our fast and cost-effective GWACs.
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The Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 4 (CIO-SP4) solicitation has been heavily anticipated by both government and industry, alike. The journey of bringing CIO-SP4 to market has admittedly been a long one, filled with all the expected growing pains of a record setting competitive federal acquisition. With those growing pains, we also have had to contend with a significant rule…
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