AINS is proud to provide services as a Prime Contractor on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) Chief Information Officers – Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) Small Business contract, a new government-wide acquisition contract (GWAC).
What is CIO-SP3?
Cutting-edge technology. A large and diverse pool of small business innovators. Streamlined acquisition and fast provisioning. These are among the advantages of choosing CIO-SP3 Small Business, a new Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) from NITAAC that can be used by any federal civilian or DoD agency to fulfill a broad range of mission critical IT requirements and socioeconomic goals.
With a $20 billion ceiling, flexible contract types and the ability to award in modular increments and incorporate performance-based features, CIO-SP3 Small Business allows for streamlined planning, acquisition and deployment of large-scale IT program requirements while leveling the playing field with more meaningful small business competition.
Key Features of CIO-SP3
- Contract type: Ten (10) year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract
- Contract valued to $20 billion
- Awards range from $250 to $100 million
- Firm fixed price
- Time and materials
- Labor-hour task orders
- Cost plus award fee
- Period of Performance June 1, 2012 through May 31, 2022
What are the overall benefits of leveraging NITAAC CIO-SP3 Small Business?
- Easy-to-use, secure web-based e-GOS ordering system for automated task order competition, set-aside, management, awardee selection and notification
- No special “Delegation of Procurement Authority” is required by NITAAC
- Customer Support Center provides 1-hour response to any contractual, technical or procedural question
- 1-day turnaround on free, comprehensive SOW/SOO assessment for every task order assures quality responses
- Free training on GWACs, FAR 16, NITAAC contracts and NITAAC online ordering systems; certification for 2 CLPs awarded
What are the overall benefits of leveraging GWAC?
- Streamlined ordering and procedures under FAR Subpart 16.505 save time, money and resources
- Task orders placed directly by agency with end-to-end management by procuring CO
- Task order competition drives rates even lower
- 1-day turnaround on free, comprehensive SOW/SOO assessment for every task order assures quality responses
- Customized terms, conditions and labor categories easily added at the task order level
AINS and CIO-SP3
Labor Rates & Payment Terms:
- AINS CIO-SP3 Labor Rates – Contractor Site
- AINS CIO-SP3 Labor Rates – Government Site
- AINS Prompt Payment Terms
AINS was awarded the following task areas under CIO-SP3:
- 1 – IT Services for Biomedical Research, Health Sciences, and Healthcare
- 2 – Chief Information Officer (CIO) Support
- 3 – Imaging
- 4 – Outsourcing
- 5 – IT Operations and Maintenance
- 6 – Integration Services
- 7 – Critical Infrastructure Protection and Information Assurance
- 8 – Digital Government
- 9 – Enterprise Resource Planning
- 10 – Software Development
For more information about this contract, visit the NIH CIO-SP3 Small Business website or contact AINS directly at ciosp3@ains.com. Please follow the links below to find our latest contracts:
Program Manager Contact Information:
Kyle Bishop
Director of Proposals and Marketing
(301) 670-2334
