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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By Melissa Harris December 29, 2020 The final RFP for the $40 billion contract is due out early January. The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) is getting ready to release its CIO-SP4 final request for proposal next month after shifting its in-person plans for industry feedback sessions this year during the pandemic. NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition…, Features of CIO-SP4’s Final RFP, The final RFP for $40 billion government-wide acquisition contract (GWAC) will focus on enabling emerging technologies in IT — such as blockchain, cybersecurity technologies, Agile and "software as a service" — as well as reducing administrative burden on the competitive process behind the GWAC. “We’ve reduced the number of pages that technical proposals are required to have, as well as the…, CIO-SP4 in 2021 and 2022, Despite the slight delay in the final RFP release, CIO-SP4’s timeline overall is still on track. Since the RFP will roll out a couple of weeks later than expected, questions and comments will not be due until Feb. 1, and NITAAC will extend the proposal due date to March 15, Goodger said. Once proposals are submitted, NITAAC will review them and form technical evaluations through the spring and…
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The agency is using webinars and customer service tools to connect with industry professionals during the novel coronavirus pandemic., Faith Ryan, Wed, 04/29/2020 - 13:09 The National Institutes of Health acquisition arm's next iteration of its multi-billion dollar IT product and services contract vehicle is coming with some changes and the agency has shifted gears in its outreach to private-industry due to the mass telework brought on by the coronavirus response. Last month, NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (…
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The Best in Class designated CIO-CS GWAC makes it easy to acquire IT commodity products and commodity-enabling solutions on-site or in the cloud. CIO-CS is the everything IT solution for federal, civilian, or DoD agencies.
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