“The National Institutes of Health 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 Operations Associate Director Brian Goodger, who is also NITAAC’s acting director, broke down what we can expect in the upcoming release.”
“After the draft RFP’s release earlier this year, NITAAC collected feedback throughout the rest of the year through a series of virtual feedback sessions and had aimed to release the final RFP by now. Goodger said he is currently awaiting key sign-offs and expects to release it between Jan. 11 and 15.”
“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…” Read the full article here.
Source: CIO-SP4 Emphasizes Reduced Administrative Burden, Emerging Tech – By Melissa Harris, December 29, 2020. GovernmentCIO.
