NITAAC is proud to annouce its first Ramp On season! The solicitation notice (NIHJT2016015) was released in beta.SAM.gov on October 22, 2015 regarding the Ramp On season for CIO-SP3 Small Business. If you'd like to learn more about this exciting opporunity, including planned Industry Days (online registration now open), please click … Type: Article
NITAAC is pleased to announce that we have been designated as an OMB mandatory source for its new policy on workstation acquisitions. The memo, M-16-02, was issued on October 16, 2015 and is titled, "Category Management Policy 15-1: Improving the Acquisition and Management of Common Information Technology: Laptops and Desktops."
The memo effectively prohibits agencies from…
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As CIO-SP3 Small Business Ramp On season draws to a close, don’t miss your opportunity to attend one of our last two Industry Days. The solicitation notice (NIHJT2016015) was released in beta.SAM.gov on October 22, 2015 regarding the Ramp On season, which now also includes presentations and Q&A’s from our previous Industry Days.… Type: Article
The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) is pleased to announce it is reducing fees up to 35% for its popular Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) on January 5, 2016. Fee reductions will apply only to new solicitations released on or after this date.The lower NIH Contract Access Fees (NCAF) will be as follows:CIO-SP3 – reduced from 1% to .65%…
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The Department of Defense’s efforts to secure the nation continues to expand into new realms—from the cyber world to satellites orbiting Earth. As operations and programs expand, the contracting officers’ workloads don’t go away, particularly the everyday procurements and administrative duties.
NITAAC recognized the pressure on KOs to finish their current procurements and the new procurements on…
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Information technology has become interconnected with the healthcare field. The two have grown exponentially in the last two decades and will stay at the top of the federal agenda, particularly as the government implements initiatives like the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan.
This interconnectedness has made it important to give government agencies access to many avenues of business. However,…
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The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) has achieved a successful appraisal rating of Level 2 for Services by Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI).CMMI is a process improvement model built on the premise that the quality of a system is highly influenced by the quality of the process used to acquire, develop, and maintain it. NITAAC started this…
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Through outreach and education programs, federal agencies are collaborating in new ways to create opportunities in contracting for small business. By Robert Coen, Former DirectorThe federal government has worked hard towards its goal of awarding 23 percent of prime contracts to small businesses, and for the past two years we’ve met that goal. In fiscal year 2014, agencies awarded 24.99…
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The key to getting the right IT solution for your agency is knowing what you actually need. It may seem obvious, but sometimes agencies need business advisors to ask the foundational questions in order to develop the appropriate acquisition strategy and requirements. If you can identify a bona fide need, and you have an idea of what success might look like, NITAAC Assisted Acquisitions is…
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NITAAC delivers "best fit" support with warranted, FAC-C Level-III certified contracting professionals who handle your complete procurement life cycle from market research to closeout. We use agile acquisition techniques to fulfill mission-critical IT objectives for federal civilian and DOD agencies; crafting compliant solutions that deliver on time and within budget.
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