The Chief Information Officer – Solutions and Partners 4 (CIO-SP4 SB) Small Business Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) provides information technology (IT) health and biomedical-related services to meet scientific, health, administrative, operational, managerial, and information management requirements. The contract also contains general IT services, reflecting that healthcare systems are increasingly integrated within a broader IT architecture, requiring a systems approach to implementation and a sound infrastructure for their operation.
The focus of this contract is to provide to government agencies a mechanism for quick ordering of needed IT solutions and services at equitable and reasonable prices and to give qualified small businesses a greater opportunity to participate in these requirements, as a result give government agencies a mechanism to help meet their socio-economic contracting goals.
Through this contract, the NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) and other federal agencies can award task orders to acquire IT services. These task orders will employ various pricing arrangements such as Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF), Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF), Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee (CPIF), and Time-and-Materials (T & M).
SBA 8(a) Sole Source
SBA 8(a) Case Number : C005Fd
SBA 8(a) Entrance Date : 11/26/2012
SBA 8(a) Exit Date : 04/05/2023
Worldwide CONUS & OCONUS
Fast and Simple Procurement
Advantages
Sole-Source contracts with a ceiling of $100 M
Open negotiations for seamless program integration and mission goals
Supports agency’s socio-economic contracting goals of 15% for SDB, SB, DBE, and MBE
Get double the credit for contract amount spend toward small business contracting goal of 15%
Learn More – SBA Sole Source
SBA Website
GSA approved Price List
Executive Order: 15% Small Business Contracting Goals
Double Credit toward Contracting amount spend on 8(a) (Point 10 on Page 9)
CIO-SP4 SB Advantages
The CIO-SP4 SB contract offers a complete portfolio of pre-competed IT healthcare solutions, with online ordering tools to help ensure your purchase is FAR compliant. Advantages of using CIO-SP4 SB include:
Discounted pricing lower than open market; less than or equal to GSA
No special Delegation of Procurement Authority needed from NITAAC
Stability – large contract ceiling ($20 billion) & 10-Year (till 2022), multiple award ID/IQ GWAC
Streamlined and timely competitive procurement process
Free training on GWACs, FAR 16, NITAAC contracts and NITAAC online ordering systems; certification for 2 CLPs awarded
Services Offered under CIO-SP4 SB
CIO-SP4 SB is a multiple award, Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) sponsored by the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC). This 10-year contract allows 22nd Century Technologies to provide IT services and solutions to both defense and civil agencies under the following Task Areas:
Task Area 1: IT Services for Biomedical Research, Health Sciences, and Healthcare
Task Area 2: Chief Information Officer (CIO) Support
Task Area 4: Imaging
Task Area 4: Outsourcing
Task Area 5: IT Operations and Maintenance
Task Area 6: Integration Services
Task Area 7: Critical Infrastructure Protection and Information Assurance