Notice ID NIH-OCIO-75N970
It is the intent of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), Office of the Acquisitions (OA), on behalf of the Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Office of the Director (OD), National Institute of Health (NIH) to issue a Special Notice to publish the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Strategic Management and Administrative Support (SMAS) Contract to obtain any feedback from interested parties.
This Special Notice does not constitute a Solicitation nor Request for Proposal (RFP) and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responses in any forms will not considered as offers and the Government is under no obligations to award a contract as a result of this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this notice is strictly voluntary. No basis for claims shall arise as a result of a response to this notice or the use of such information as either part of the evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement…
3 Contract Objectives
As each fiscal year brings about new challenges, the NIH OCIO must balance its competing operational priorities against limitations of resources while maintaining enough flexibility to support highly visible and specialized projects. This acquisition supports the mechanisms to be in place that can support the consistent and routine execution of Enterprise Level Strategies, Performance Oversight, and Operational Planning and Coordination across multiple functional areas.
The Contractor will be responsible for the tactical planning of the administrative and operational objectives towards the accomplishment of OCIO strategic goals. These services will be responsive to mission needs and continuously monitored for performance and improvement.
This procurement shall:
- Promote the alignment of IT programs across the organization in support of the OCIO strategic goals,
- Integrate organizational priorities into working activities and making decisions aligned with OCIO requirements,
- Continuously measure progress in achieving these strategic goals and objectives to ensure improvement, address issues, and correct duties as necessary,
- Provide OCIO with the standards, tools, and technology direction, as needed, that promote enterprise services that ensure interoperability and mission readiness and that covers the tasks and performance objectives of this contract,
- Continuously assess OCIO operations, and seek solutions to automate routine manual processes to improve organizational efficiency,
- Take advantage of emerging and transformative technologies to actively collaborate on solutions, and include them in adaptive strategies,
- Continuous improvement of the decision framework, planning, executing, measuring performance and outcomes, and conducting lessons learned to identify and integrate program improvements and efficiencies,
- Provide first level customer support in administrative areas designated in requirements…