CIO-SP3 Small Business

The CIO-SP3 Small Business GWAC has been additionally extended through April 29, 2025. Award now and your period of performance runs well into FY30!

CIO-SP3 Small Business Extensions

CIO-SP3 Small Business Extended Further Through 4/29/25

The CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 Small Business GWACs have been additionally extended through April 29, 2025. The additional six-month extension ensures there is no gap in contractual coverage between CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP4 and pushes the five-year performance period of CIO-SP3 Task Orders well into FY30, giving agencies access to all the benefits and value-adds of FAR 16 flexibilities.

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CIO-SP3 SB Detail

Contract Details:

10-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) has been additionally extended to 4/29/25, with an ordering period of performance through 4/29/2030:
- Small Business/WOSB: Now extended through 4/29/25 on current mods (previous extension was through 10/29/24)
- 8(a): Now extended through 4/29/25 on current mods (previous extension was through 10/29/24)
- SDVOSB: Now extended through 4/29/25 on current mods (previous extension was through 10/29/24)
- HUBZone: Now extended through 4/29/25 on current mods (previous extension was through 10/29/24)
Provides small businesses with an opportunity to participate in government requirements
Gives government agencies a mechanism to help meet socioeconomic contracting goals
137 labor categories for task orders in support of everything Information Technology (IT)
Wide range of IT services spanning across ten task areas
NIH Contract Access Fee (NCAF) is 0.55%

Contract NAICS Code(s):

541512 Computer Systems Design Services

Contract Ceiling: $20 billion per Contract Holder

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CH Stats - CIO-SP3 SB - 2023

Below are the number of small business contract holders and the type of businesses they represent

Designation	CIO-SP3 Small Business
Small Business	308
8(a)	124
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned	52
HUBZone	22
Woman-Owned	22

The NITAAC difference

As a government acquisitions professional, you have a lot to consider when soliciting IT services. Here’s how NITAAC helps you:

Our contract holders’ labor rates are pre-competed and may be negotiated lower through competition.
You can select awardees based on any criteria, including best value.
Fair opportunity requirements are satisfied by posting your solicitation in e-GOS instead of on SAM.gov.
You don’t need a "Delegation of Procurement Authority" to use NITAAC.
We have vetted contract holders with experience in all of the task areas you need for your projects.
If you’re with HHS, your agency terms and conditions are already included. If you are with another agency, you can add your Ts & Cs at the task order level.
NITAAC's Electronic Government Ordering System (e-GOS) helps you find labor rates for faster, easier market research and estimating.
You won’t need to synopsize or post requirements with the exceptions stated in FAR Subpart 16.505

Use e-GOS to compete and manage orders with ease

The Electronic Government Ordering System (e-GOS) enables customers to comply with fair opportunity in a streamlined manner.

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CIO-SP3 Small Business Benefits (IB)

CIO-SP3 Small Business Benefits

Quality

CIO-SP3 Small Business Contract Holders have gone through a rigorous source selection process prior to award, ensuring the pool of contractors are the best-of-the-best, resulting in significant savings in time, money and resources.

Ease

Submitting your RFP is as easy as a click of a button. Simply upload the RFP into our secure, web-based electronic-Government Ordering System (e-GOS) for automated task order competition, management, awardee selection and notification.

Value

As an acquisition organization, our focus is on providing value and service to our government customers. Using GWACs provides a streamlined process to obtain your IT at a reasonable price.

Speed

With a $20 billion ceiling per Contract Holder, flexible contract types and average delivery in months vs. years, CIO-SP3 offers streamlined ordering and processing saving agencies time and money.

Socioeconomic categories

Small Business

8(a)

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned

The purpose of the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program is to provide procuring agencies with the authority to set acquisitions aside for exclusive competition among service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, as well as the authority to make sole source awards to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses if certain conditions are met.

HUBZone

Women-Owned

This program enables Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses to compete for federal contracts that are set-aside for them in industries where women-owned small businesses are underrepresented. It also allows set-asides for Women-Owned Small Businesses in industries where women-owned small businesses are substantially underrepresented.

Task areas

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Task Area 1 : IT Services for Biomedical Research, Health Sciences, and Healthcare

The objective of this task area is to support Biomedical Research, Health Sciences and Healthcare by performing studies and analyses and providing operational, technical, and maintenance services for the systems, subsystems, and equipment, some of which interface with, and are extensions to, information systems throughout the federal government. A comprehensive, but not limited, sampling of work to be performed under this task area is shown below:

Health Sciences Informatic and Computational Services
Health Communication Support Services and Enhancements to Facilitate Integration and Data Exchange at the Federal, State, and Local Level
Integration of Health Systems Across Federal Agencies and Public and Private Healthcare Systems
Modernization and Enhancement of Existing Health IT Legacy Systems
Automation of Administrative and Clinical Processes
Biomedical Information Services
Biomedical Modeling, Visualization, and Simulation
Biosurveillance and Disease Management Support
Scientific Computing Services
IT Clinical Support Services
Telemedicine (e.g., mobile health/mHealth)
Healthcare Payment Processes and Fraud and Abuse in Medical Claims
Health Emergency Preparedness and Response to Include IT Support for Epidemic and Bio-Terrorism Simulations, Emergency Response Training, Exercise Support, etc.
Security of Healthcare and Biomedical Research Systems
IT Service Management
Healthcare Systems Studies
Natural Language Processing Software and Services (Biology/Medicine Focus)
Medical Computer-based Training
Standards Development for Health IT Services

Task Area 2 : Chief Information Officer (CIO) Support

The objective of this task area is to support Chief Information Officers (CIOs) in implementing laws, regulations, and polices and to facilitate evolving CIO practices. A comprehensive, but not limited, sampling of work to be performed under this task area is shown below:

IT Governance Process Development and Management
Workforce Management
Capital Planning and Investment Control Support
Independent Verification and Validation
Agency Information Technology Architecture Support
IT Portfolio Analysis
Risk Management
Program Analyses and Implementation (including Business Cases Analysis, Cost/Benefit Analysis and Cost Effectiveness Analyses)
IT Organizational Development
Program Management Office Support
Advisory and Assistance Services
FEA Alignment Support Services
Market Research

Task Area 3 : Imaging

This objective of this task area addresses systems and services that support the collection, storage, and retrieval of digital images. Digital images can include scanned documents, medical images, geographical information systems, video, and photographs. A comprehensive, but not limited, sampling of work to be performed under this task area is shown below:

Document Management Systems
Image Conversion
Image Content Management
Medical Imaging, including Picture Archiving and Communication Systems
Document Imaging
Workflow Management for Digital Imaging Functions
Geospatial and Scientific Imaging
Environmental Imaging
Image Analysis
3D Immersive Visualization
Imaging Related to Laboratory and Test Equipment
Security Imaging
Identity and Access Management

Task Area 4 : Outsourcing

The objective of this task area is to provide the Information Technology (IT) infrastructure and IT services required to assume management and operations of government IT resources and IT business functions. A comprehensive, but not limited, sampling of work to be performed under this task area is shown below:

Program Management
Management of Call Centers
Network Operations and Web Management Support
Leasing of Hardware and Software
Tools and Applications (including Application Service Provider)
Hardware/Software Maintenance
Transition Planning
A-76 Studies Specific to IT Operations or Support
Data Base Administration and Data Storage Management
Backup and Recovery Services System Console Operations
Production Control and Management
Asset Management (including Radio Frequency Identification [RFID] Tracking)
IT Acquisition Management
Desktop Computing as a Unified Service
Managed IT Services Support
IT Impact Analyses
Workflow Management
Implementation of Standards (e.g., International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9000, Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), IT Services Management)
Solution Leasing
Software-as-a-service (SaaS)
Cloud Computing

Task Area 5 : IT Operations and Maintenance

The objective of this task area is to support the operation and maintenance of IT systems, keeping IT systems viable with supported vendor releases or off-the-shelf applications software upgrades. Operations and maintenance on IT systems shall include all software and hardware associated with mainframes, client/server, web-based applications, and networking. A comprehensive, but not limited, sampling of work to be performed under this task area is shown below:

Operational Support
Software Maintenance and Upgrades
Telecommunications Maintenance (Data, Voice, Images, including Wireless)
Infrastructure Management Services (IMS)
Configuration Management
Network/Hardware Support
Help Desk/IT Support
Resource Management
Backup and Recovery Management
Installation, Configuration, and Tuning
Electronic Software Licensing Services including license: deployment, management, tracking, upgrading, etc.
System Management
IT Training
IT Operation and Maintenance Planning
Data Quality Management
Transformation Services
Continual Service Improvement
Balanced Scorecard for Operations
IT Infrastructure Optimization

Task Area 6 : Integration Services

The objective of this task area is to support the development and deployment of integrated information systems, which includes the integration of technical components, information technology components, organizational components and documentation. Integration projects can support a wide range of agency functions. In the healthcare and research domain, medical imaging systems, patient management systems, clinical management systems, and laboratory management systems are often provided via integration of commercial components with existing infrastructure. A comprehensive, but not limited, sampling of work to be performed under this task area is shown below:

Infrastructure Engineering, Development, Implementation, Integration
Enterprise Application Integration
Gap Analysis and Benchmarking
Data Migration and Integration
Acquisition Support
Risk Assessment
Open Source Integration
Enterprise Data Management
Collaboration Tools
Business Process Reengineering
Test and Evaluation Services
Financial Analysis
Feasibility Studies
Requirements Analysis
System Design Alternative (SDA) Studies
Systems Engineering
Architecture Validation and Verification

Task Area 7 : Critical Infrastructure Protection and Information Assurance

The objective of this task area is to support the protection of critical infrastructure, assurance of agency information, and operations that protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring confidentiality, integrity, availability, accountability, restoration, authentication, non-repudiation, protection, detection, monitoring, and event react capabilities. A comprehensive, but not limited, sampling of work to be performed under this task area is shown below:

Cyber Security
Critical Infrastructure Asset Identification and Configuration Management Databases
Information Assurance of Critical Infrastructure
Risk Management (Vulnerability Assessment and Threat Identification)
Facility Protection Planning
Information Systems Security
Security Operations Center Development and Operations Management
Application Security
Disaster Recovery
Critical Infrastructure Continuity and Contingency Planning
Incident Response Planning and Execution
Security Certification and Accreditation
Training and Awareness Programs
Exercises and Simulation
Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Implementation Support
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Implementation Support
Cryptographic Support and Services
Record Management
Public Key Infrastructure
Trusted Internet Connections implementation
Security Review and Analysis of Automated Information Systems
Identity Management and Assurance
Intelligent, Automated Data Collection and Analysis
IT Forensics and eDiscovery

Task Area 8 : Digital Government

The objective of this task area is to support government services that are provided through digital, electronic means, creating a transparent interaction between government and citizens (G2C – government-to-citizens), government and business enterprises (G2B – government-to-business enterprises) and government interagency relationships (G2G - government-to-government). A comprehensive, but not limited, sampling of work to be performed under this task area is shown below:

Data Warehousing and Data Mining
Business Intelligence
Web Development and Support
Electronic Commerce and Electronic Data Interchange
Customer Relationship Management
Knowledge Management (IT-based sharing/storing of agency individuals’ knowledge)
IT –Enhanced Public Relations
IT Strategic Planning
Records/Document Management
Business-to-Government (B2G) Solutions
Communications Management
Accessibility Services (508 and 504 compliance)
Automated Abstraction, Taxonomies, and Ontologies
Deep web and federated searching
Computational linguistics and machine-based translation
Telecommuting Support Services
Interactive Marketing

Task Area 9 : Enterprise Resource Planning

The objective of this task area is to support the implementation of enterprise management applications and systems in the federal environment, which are integrated software applications used to control, monitor, and coordinate key business activities across an enterprise. These applications generally fall into the following categories: Financials, Human Resources, Logistics, Manufacturing, and Projects. A comprehensive, but not limited, sampling of work to be performed under this task area is shown below:

ERP Package Implementation
Integration of Business Systems
Business Consulting Services
Business Transformation and Business Process Reengineering
Business Systems Modernization
IT Software Package Selection
ERP IT Infrastructure
ERP Infrastructure Planning, Installation, and Tuning
Performance Load Testing
ERP End User Training

Task Area 10 : Software Development

The objective of this task area is to develop customized software applications, database applications, and other solutions not available in off-the-shelf modular software applications. A comprehensive, but not limited, sampling of work to be performed under this task area is shown below:

Requirements Analysis, Design, Coding, and Testing
Production Deployment
Application Prototyping
Multimedia Software for Patient/Staff Education
Program Evaluation Software
Administrative and General Decision Support Software
Business Intelligence and Analytics
GIS-Enhanced Planning and Program Evaluation Software
Web 2.0 Development and Management
Database Development and Management
Clinical Protocol and Quality Assurance Decision

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CIO-SP3 SB FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

How many contract holders are on CIO-SP3 Small Business?

Is an Economically Disadvantage Women Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) set-aside available under the CIO-SP3 Small Business GWAC?

Yes. When defining the order in e-GOS, select the WOSB set-aside option and a complete listing of woman owned small businesses will appear. You must then deselect all the companies that are NOT Economically Disadvantaged. You can find the socioeconomic status of each contract holder in the Contract Holder Directory. Before setting aside an acquisition, keep in mind The “Rule of Two” as set out in FAR 19.502-2(b): It is the Ordering Agency’s responsibility to identify the Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Businesses. When limiting competition, a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity may be required in accordance with FAR 16.505(b)(2)(ii).

Does an RFP under CIO-SP3 Small Business have to go out to all prime contractors?

What is the period of performance on CIO-SP3 Small Business?

The CIO-SP3 Small Business Contracts were originally awarded in waves and are now being additionally extended through 4/29/25. This will ensure there is always a NITAAC CIO-SP3 Small Business IT Services/Solutions Contract available while CIO-SP4 is awarded and onboarded.

The Period of Performance (POP) for each task order placed under the contract will be specified in the individual task order. Task order options, if included at the initial issuance of the task order, may be exercised after the expiration date of the GWAC; however, no task order (including task order options) may extend more than 60 months beyond the expiration of the GWAC. Therefore, there is an additional POP of five years available on each task order awarded before the expiration date of 4/29/25.

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