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The Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 4 (CIO-SP4) solicitation has been heavily anticipated by both government and industry, alike. The journey of bringing CIO-SP4 to market has admittedly been a long one, filled with all the expected growing pains of a record setting competitive federal acquisition.  With those growing pains, we also have had to contend with a significant rule change by the Small Business Administration (SBA), some staff turnover, and a heavy amount of media coverage – including rumors and other misinformation.  Today, we’d like to level set where the solicitation stands relative to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) protests.

NITAAC is committed to ensuring our contract holders can successfully respond to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directives on software attestation and enhancing the security of the software supply chain (M-22-18 and M-23-16). NITAAC supports the use of the CISA common form and encourages all our contract holders to adhere to the deadlines outlined by the OMB.

In February, we informed you about a United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum, M-22-18, that required federal agencies to comply with the guidelines regarding ensuring the safety and integrity of third-party software on federal information technology systems. This memorandum applied to the use of firmware, operating systems, applications, cloud-based software, and general software.

Since February, there have been a few developments on this front, and we wanted to provide you with the latest information on the self-attestation process and make you aware of some key dates that will impact your company.

The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) completed its evaluation of proposals in all three phases in accordance with the subject solicitation, including its source selection procedures. The NIH is awaiting the SBA to confirm small business size standards for the apparent successful offerors, while we continue to perform our responsibility checks in accordance with FAR 9.104. Therefore, we are posting a “preliminary” notice of apparent successful offerors until such time that we can post the actual apparent successful offeror notice. This “preliminary” listing may not yet be comprehensive and complete. All CIO-SP3 GWACs are valid through 10/29/23.

Brian K. Goodger has been appointed director of the NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC). He has served as the NITAAC Acting Director since 2021. Goodger will oversee NITAAC federal employees and in-house contractor staff, as well as provide strategic oversight for the program’s Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), Assisted Acquisitions, Government-Wide Strategic Services and other initiatives related to the administration of its GWACs.

Are you ready to support your agency with the best prices on notebooks, desktops, tablets and thin client / zero client products? NITAAC GSS V8 offers many options to meet mission needs, including enabled security, upgraded memory/storage, imaging, docking stations, warehousing, asset tagging and more. GSS solutions also are EPEAT, Energy Star, Section 508, and Trade Act Agreement Compliant and offer 45 days or less delivery and extended warranty options.

NITAAC received Executive Agent Designation from White House Office of Management and Budget for CIO-SP4. View the CIO-SP4 OMB designation here.

NITAAC has once again received their 801 Certification for fiscal year 2023. We will continue to provide Assisted Acquisition Services to the Department of Defense (DoD), without the need for a waiver. The DoD has the option of making direct awards on our three BIC GWACs or using our Assisted Acquisition Services to serve as their Contracting Office to award and administer task or delivery orders on our IT GWACs. 

The IT Industry is experiencing shortages of microprocessors and key components of many types of IT equipment due to global supply chain issues. This is causing delays for end items and the performance of some services and orders. NITAAC urges customers to review their IT needs and anticipate slower than normal delivery and delayed performance of their requirements. We suggest placing orders as soon as possible for mission-critical needs and expecting longer lead times for products and services.

NITAAC has implemented Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors

November 18, 2021