The proposal submission period for the CIO-SP4 solicitation ended at 12:00pm ET on Friday, August 27, 2021. We’d like to thank all offerors who submitted a proposal for NITAAC’s newest GWAC. Stay tuned for more news and announcements.
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(Updated 2/15/2022: a new Consolidated List of Open Bid Protests can be found here ) Linked below are copies of the redacted protests filed with the GAO that are open as of 9/16/2021. You may communicate directly with the GAO, but please provide copies of any such communication directly to the contracting officer Rose Schultz at rose.schultz@nih.gov and to the other participating parties which…
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The end of the year often marks a period of gratitude, where many pause to take time to celebrate and reflect on what they are thankful for. From their family to good health, to their jobs, Americans across the country can be found proudly declaring, “I am Thankful For.” NITAAC is no different and as we prepare to close out 2022, I wanted to reflect on what I am thankful for at NITAAC., The NITAAC Family, First, I am thankful for the many individuals who make NITAAC great. I know it sounds cliché, but NITAAC is a family. The level of support and compassion we have for each other is something very special. Even with a pandemic and four years of remote work, the tight-knit bond of the NITAAC Nation has not been broken. We laugh together, we have fun together, and as life would have it, we even cry…, Our Contract Holders, In FY22, NITAAC awarded $5 billion in task orders. This level of success would be impossible without our GWAC Contract Holders. The NITAAC Contract Holders are the best in the business and are true experts in the field of information technology (IT). They are an extension of NITAAC and provide ground cover for us at tradeshows and events and are excellent complements to our ongoing marketing…, Our Agency Customers, I am fully aware that NITAAC does not exist without agency customers who see the value in the services we provide. NITAAC has had the pleasure of doing business with every agency in the federal government and this is not something we take lightly. From the Department of Health and Human Services, who is consistently the largest user of our GWACs, to the many smaller offices and programs who call…, Change, The band Timbuk 3 have a song that says, “The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades.” And, as much as I date myself by referencing that, it’s true. I am thankful for the road that lies ahead for NITAAC. I am thankful for the many changes the organization has gone through. From becoming smarter about IT acquisitions through our DITAP certification, to obtaining our CMMI Level 3 maturity…
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On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden signed his first Executive Order (EO), EO 13985, which called for “a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people of color and others who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality.” At NITAAC, we are committed to advancing equity across the Federal Government and…
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September 30 marks the end of the federal fiscal year and the beginning of what has become a phenomenon in federal acquisitions known as the end of fiscal year buying season. In a nutshell, at the end of the fiscal year, unspent funds expire, and agencies make plans to spend their allocated dollars to exhaust the “use or lose” funds in their budgets. In 2021, 28% of all total federal fiscal year…, Designed for Efficiency and Speed, GWACs were established by the Clinger Cohen Act as a mechanism to streamline the information technology (IT) procurement process. In a nutshell, contracting officers found it was taking a long time to award IT procurement contracts—so long that by the time the award was made, the technology being awarded, was obsolete. GWACs were created as a mechanism to reduce the timeframe to meet an agency’s…, Everything IT, What’s more, with the NITAAC family of GWACs, agencies are not limited in what they can purchase. The CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 Small Business GWACs offer everything IT with IT services and solutions across ten Task Areas, ranging from biomedical research to software development. CIO-CS also features everything IT across nine categories, ranging from hardware to managed services. You aren’t limited…, Laptops and Desktops, Too, NITAAC Government-Wide Strategic Services (GSS) , now in Version 8 , offers agencies five standard configurations of laptops, desktops and more than 3,483 EPEAT certified products to choose from. NITAAC GSS is available under the CIO-CS IT Commodities and Solutions Contract , part of the Category Management Initiative of preferred contracts of the White House Office of Management and Budget. As…, NITAAC is Your Single Source for End of Year Buying Needs, From IT modernization to cyber to software to Health IT , NITAAC is your one-stop source for all your end of year spending needs. And nobody makes getting IT quite as easy as NITAAC. You can find it and order it (with little or no training) through our easy-to-understand e-GOS . If your agency has “use or lose’ funding, maybe it’s time you lose yourself learning about NITAAC. For twenty-six…
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As Cybersecurity Awareness Month celebrates its 19th year, instituting a robust cyber posture takes on a new meaning for federal agencies. In May 2021, President Biden issued an executive order to strengthen and improve America’s cybersecurity. Known as “Zero Trust” the order called for federal agencies to wall off information technology (IT) systems behind a secure network perimeter. A year…, Challenge #1: Lack of IT expertise, All NITAAC Contracting Officers are Digital IT Acquisitions Professional (DITAP) certified, which means they are well-versed in designing innovative and flexible procurements for information technology and digital transformation. If your agency lacks the time, or manpower, to complete the acquisition in-house, NITAAC contracting professionals will work with you to determine the best course…, Challenge #2: Identifying and prioritizing needs and concerns, Cybersecurity products and services are available from industry leading Contract Holders under CIO-SP3, CIO-SP3 Small Business and CIO-CS. Our Contract Holders have the right cybersecurity solutions in place, and the federal performance experience, to ensure agencies can accomplish their missions knowing their information is protected and Zero Trust compliant. Once selected, our Contract Holders…, Challenge #3: Repairing or rebuilding existing legacy infrastructure, The current push for modernization is not just about updating or replacing old technology. It’s about finding more cost-effective, innovative approaches to delivering IT services and improving services delivered to the citizen. Here at NITAAC, we get it. That’s why our Contracting Officers are so essential to our offerings. We have a team of FAC-C-DS Level-III certified contracting professionals…
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Since NITAAC was founded in 1996 as part of the Clinger-Cohen Act, our federal acquisition program has been focused on reimagining information technology procurements with outstanding customer service. In that time, NITAAC has proudly served nearly every federal agency and department in the United States through multiple iterations of our popular technology contracts. In fact, in the last decade…, Annual Award Totals By GWAC, , CIO-SP3, CIO-SP3 SB, FY, Count, Amount, Count, Amount, 2012 16 $127,460,274.93 9 $34,544,360.00 2013 48 $1,621,588,463.94 73 $910,907,874.64 2014 81 $2,294,093,294.73 118 $1,918,423,820.44 2015 79 $2,208,431,658.80 152 $1,509,447,910.31 2016 82 $3,357,499,727.16 134 $1,077,394,767.87 2017 71 $2,202,708,072.18 119 $1,644,946,844.45 2018 58 $1,829,336,183.50 77 $1,581,462,261.25 2019 69 $3,622,932,693.76 113 $1,934,128,119.70 2020 74 $2,051,144,970.04…, Grand Totals, 688, $21,749,218,318.95, 1326, $19,064,125,813.92, This is a history we are very proud of and appreciate your partnership in making NITAAC the easiest, fastest and cheapest IT contracting vehicle of its kind . As we embark on the next great chapter in NITAAC history, bringing the Chief Information Officer – Solutions and Partners 4 (CIO-SP4) GWAC to fruition, the same foundation upon which we built NITAAC remains intact. Perfection takes time…
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I am sure you are all familiar with the story of the tortoise and the hare. As the fable goes, the tortoise and hare were in a race. Considering himself a shoo-in for the win, the hare approached the race at full speed and, when he found himself well ahead of the tortoise, stopped to take a nap. Meanwhile, the tortoise kept running slowly, but steadily, until he passed right by the hare and,…
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The IT Industry is experiencing shortages of microprocessors and key components of many types of IT equipment due to global supply chain issues. This is causing delays for end items and the performance of some services and orders. NITAAC urges customers to review their IT needs and anticipate slower than normal delivery and delayed performance of their requirements. We suggest placing orders as…
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NITAAC has once again received their, 801 Certification, for fiscal year 2023. We will continue to provide Assisted Acquisition Services to the Department of Defense (DoD), without the need for a waiver. The DoD has the option of making direct awards on our three BIC GWACs or using our Assisted Acquisition Services to serve as their Contracting Office to award and administer task or delivery orders on our IT GWACs.
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