“The National Institute of Health’s Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) is still on schedule to issue its request for proposals for the CIO Solutions and Partners 4 (CIO-SP4) contract vehicle in late December, Brian Goodger, the center’s acting director told FCW in an Oct. 20 interview.”
“Plans for the new contract haven’t been slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The draft RFP for CIO-SP4 went out in late March, with responses due in mid-May. When awarded, the contract, which includes services and solutions and tilts toward health and biomedical IT offerings, will have a potential 15-year period of performance with a $40 billion ceiling.”
“The pandemic ‘didn’t affect our ability to engage with industry,’ Goodger said, noting that NITAAC tweaked the draft contract over the summer based on industry response.”
“Industry proposals will be due March 1, 2021, with awards coming in December 2021, Goodger said.”
“The CIO-SP4 contract will use some new techniques to sharpen its focus and services…” Read the full article here.
Source: NITAAC CIO-SP4 on track – By Mark Rockwell, October 20, 2020. FCW.
