Welcome to the CIO-SP3 Teaming Center

Opportunity Summary

Procurement Timeline

Program Description

The Department of Health and Human Services', National Institute of Health (NIH), has a continuing requirement to provide on-going information technology (IT) integration and outsourcing support services through a combination of the Chief Information Officer Solutions and Partners (CIOSP) and Image World (IW) programs.

BACKGROUND:
The federal government is committed to changing its business processes to achieve a world class standard of excellence. This is being accomplished by adopting best business practices and the latest technology to create a more efficient, citizen-centered federal government.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been designated as an executive agent for purposes of providing Information Technology (IT) to the government. Under this authority, NIH established three Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) to support the full range of IT needs across the federal government, with a particular emphasis on agencies like NIH and its parent, HHS, that are involved in health care and clinical and biological research.

The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) took its first major step in developing a successor GWAC to its current Chief Information Officer - Solutions and Partners 2 Innovations (CIO-SP2i) and the Image World 2 New Dimensions (IW2nd) GWACs, which are both expiring in December 2010 by posting a Request for Information (RFI) in FedBizOps on April 30, 2008. The successor contract will continue to support government IT efforts with a focus on health and biomedical-related IT services in support of federal agencies' health missions.

REQUIREMENTS:

Provide the following for the below Task Areas:

IT Services for Biomedical Research and Healthcare (Task Area 1)

A non-exhaustive list of examples of the type of work to be performed under this task area is:

• Bioinformatics Software (e.g. Gene Array Design, Gene Array Analysis, Proteomics Software,etc.)
• Bioinformatics Services
• Biological Databases (e.g. Gene Sequences, Protein Sequences)
• Natural Language Processing Software and Services (Biology/Medicine Focus)
• Biomedical Information Services
• Research Software
• Healthcare Systems Studies
• Medical Decision Support Software
• Electronic Health Record Systems
• Scientific Computing Services
• Patient Management Systems
• Laboratory Management Systems
• Clinical Support Systems
• Biomedical Informatics
• Computational Biology
• BioSurveillance and Disease Management support
• Health Promotion Activities Support Systems
• Health Communication Support Systems to Facilitate Collaboration at the Federal, State and Local Levels
• Payer and Reimbursement Systems for Medicaid and Medicare; Medicaid Information Technology Architecture
• Interoperability of Surveillance and Information and Health Exchange Systems
• Integration of Health Systems across Federal Agencies and the U.S. Healthcare System
• Security of Healthcare and Biomedical Research Systems
• Ancillary systems automation (e.g., ePrescribe, eLab, Enterprise Radiology Systems)
• Modernization and Enhancement of Existing Health IT Legacy Systems
• Standards Development for Health IT Systems
• Technological Improvements to Enhance the Clinical Environment and Enable the Sharing of Medical Data and Records
• Automation of Administrative and Clinical Systems
• High performance Computing and Grid Computing in support of research
• Telemedicine
• Health Data Interchange
• Medical Robotics
• Health Care Financial Systems (Claims and Payment Processing)
• Biomedical Visualization
• Biomedical Simulation
• Medical Computer-based Training
• Health Sensor Networks and Early-warning Mechanisms
• Healthcare Payment Processes and Fraud and Abuse in Medical Claims
• Health Emergency Preparedness and Response to include IT Support for Epidemic and Bio-terrorism Simulations Emergency Response Training, Exercise Support, etc
• Modeling and Simulation
• Claims Processing Software Systems
• Disability Exam Decision Support Systems
• Biostatistical Support

Chief Information Officer (CIO) Support (Task Area 2)

A non-exhaustive list of examples of the type of work to be performed under this task area is:

• Agency Information Technology Architecture Support
• Agency Enterprise Architecture Support
• Program Analyses (including Business Cases Analysis, Cost/Benefit Analysis and Cost Effectiveness Analyses)
• Market Research
• Total Cost of Ownership Studies
• Stakeholders Analyses
• A-76 Studies Specific to IT Operations or Support
• Workforce Management 
• IT Organizational Development
• OMB and IT Investment Board Justification and Reporting
• IT Governance Process Development and Management
• CMMI Analyses and Implementation Support
• Capital Planning and Investment Control Support
• IT Portfolio Analysis
• Performance Management and Metrics
• Risk Management
• Program Management Office Support
• Independent Verification and Validation
• Technology Advisory/Audit Services (associated with activity-based costing and A123)
• Advisory and Assistance Services
• FEA Alignment Support Services

Imaging (Task Area 3)

A non-exhaustive list of examples of the type of work to be performed under this task area is:

• Document Management Systems
• Workflow management for digital imaging functions
• Digital library management
• Enterprise Content Management
• Identity and Access Management
• Image Analysis
• Image Conversion
• Image Content Management
• Document management
• Reproduction Systems
• Document imaging
• 3D Immersive Visualization
• Medical Imaging, including Picture Archiving and Communication Systems
• Laboratory and Test Equipment
• Geo-Spatial and Scientific Imaging
• Business and Documentation Imaging q) Security Imaging
• Environmental Imaging
• Ancillary Imaging Equipment

Outsourcing (Task Area 4)

A non-exhaustive list of examples of the type of work, as applied to any outsourced functions that might be performed under this task area is:

• Program Management
• Transition Planning
• Management of Call Centers
• Hardware and Software Configurations
• Network Operations and Web Management Support
• Leasing of Hardware and Software
• Tools and Applications (including Application Service Provider)
• Infrastructure Networking
• Capacity Management
• Data Base Administration and Data Storage Management
• Backup and Recovery Services System Console Operations
• Production Control
• Mission Management Support
• Information Assurance
• Hardware/Software Maintenance
• Asset Management
• IT Acquisition Management
• Technology Infusion for Managed Services
• Desktop Computing as a Unified Service
• Managed IT Services Support
• Managed IT Services Impact Analyses
• Workflow Management
• ISO 9000 Analyses and Implementation Support
• Business Process Re-engineering for Managed Services
• Solution Leasing

Operations and Maintenance (Task Area 5)

A non-exhaustive list of examples of the type of work to be performed under this task area is:

• Operational Support
• Software Maintenance
• Network/Hardware Support
• Technical Support
• LAN/WAN Maintenance
• Telecommunications Maintenance (Data, Voice, Images, including Wireless)
• Help Desk/IT Assistance Hotline
• IT Service Management
• Network Management
• System Management
• Asset Management
• Electronic Software Distribution
• Electronic Software Licensing Services including license: deployment, management, tracking, upgrading, etc.
• IT Maintenance
• Web Technology Maintenance
• Client/Server Operations
• IT Training
• IT Operation and Maintenance Planning
• Server Consolidation
• Office Automation Software Support
• Organizational Change Management Support
•  IT Logistics Support
• Data Quality Management
• Transformation Services
• Continual Service Improvement
• Service-oriented Infrastructure Management
• Service Catalogues
• Balanced Scorecard for Operations
• IT Infrastructure Optimization
• IT Energy Efficiency
• Resource Management
• Backup and Recovery Management
• Strategic Sourcing Support
• Data Center Consolidation and Optimization (e.g., using virtualization and blade server architectures)

Integration Services (Task Area 6)

A non-exhaustive list of examples of the type of work to be performed under this task area is:

• Gap Analysis
• Benchmarking
• Business Process Reengineering
• Test and Evaluation Services
• Financial Analysis (Make/Buy Decisions)
• Feasibility Studies
• Trade Studies
• Requirements Analysis
• System Design Alternative Studies
• Systems Engineering
• Acquisition Support
• Customization
• Installation, configuration, and tuning
• Network planning
• Archival Analyses
• Data Migration
• Collaboration and presence
• Federal Lines of Business support
• Internet protocol migration and systems engineering
• Infrastructure Engineering, Development, Implementation, Integration
• Program Management Support Services
• Engineering Risk and Reliability Management
• IT Infrastructure Relocation
• Data cleansing and harmonization
• Risk assessment
• Architecture validation and verification
• Open Source Integration

Critical Infrastructure Protection and Information Assurance (Task Area 7)

A non-exhaustive list of examples of the type of work to be performed under this task area is:

• Critical Infrastructure Asset Identification and Configuration Management Databases
• Information Assurance of Critical Infrastructure
• Risk Management (Vulnerability Assessment and Threat Identification)
• Critical Infrastructure Continuity and Contingency Planning
• Facility Protection Planning
• Information Systems Security
• Information Assurance
• Emergency Preparedness
• Training and Awareness Programs
• Exercises and Simulation
• Disaster Recovery
• Security Certification and Accreditation
• Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Support
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Support
• Crypto Systems
• Record Management
• Public Key Infrastructure
• Electronic Messaging
• Intelligent, Automated Data Collection and Analysis
• Incident Response Planning and Execution
• Trusted Internet Connections implementation
• Security Operations Center Development and Operations
• Security Information Management support
• Enterprise Certification and Accreditation Automated Tool
• Application Security
• Enterprise Information Systems Security Oversight Program
• Information Assurance Inspections and Audits
•  Evaluation of Certification Documentation
• Security Review and Analysis of Automated Information Systems
• Identity Management and Assurance
• Continuity of Government
•  IT Forensics and eDiscovery

Digital Government (Task Area 8)

A non-exhaustive list of examples of the type of work to be performed under this task area is:

• Business Intelligence
• Customer Care
• Customer Relationship Management
• Text and Data Mining
• Text and Data Warehousing
• Decision Support / On-line Analytic Processing
• Electronic Commerce and Electronic Data Interchange
• Internet/Intranet/Extranet
• Knowledge Management (IT-based sharing/storing of agency individuals’ knowledge
• Performance Measurement
• Personalization (IT-Enhanced Customer Interaction)
• IT –Enhanced Public Relations
• IT Strategic Planning
• Web Development and Support
• Workflow systems and applications
• Records/Document Management
• IT–Enhanced Public Outreach Services
• Business-to-Government Solutions
• Administrative Correspondence Management
• Accessibility Services (508 and 504 compliance)
• Service-oriented architecture
• Software-as-a-service
• Advanced search / collection
• Automated abstraction, taxonomies, and ontologies
• Deep web and federated searching
• Data reduction / visualization
• Computational linguistics and machine-based translation
• Wireless, mobile commuting
• Evolving/new architectural and network standards
• Multimedia platforms
• Organizational Change Management for IT organizations
• Data Marts
• Content discovery and harvesting
• Entity / relationship extraction
• Cloud Computing

Enterprise Management Systems (Task Area 9)

A non-exhaustive list of examples of the type of work to be performed under this task area is:

• Business Transformation and Business Process Reengineering
• IT Software Package Selection
• ERP Package Implementation
• Supply Chain Package Implementation
• Streamlined Package Implementation
• ERP IT Infrastructure
• ERP End User Training
• Networking Planning
• ERP Installation and Tuning
• Capacity Planning and Performance Load Testing
• Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards
• Integration of business systems
• Business Consulting Services

Software Development (Task Area 10)

A non-exhaustive list of examples of the type of work to be performed under this task area is:

• Requirements Analysis, Design, Coding, and Testing
• Administrative and General Decision Support Software
• Program Evaluation Software
• Clinical Protocol and Quality Assurance Decision Support Software
• GIS-Enhanced Planning and Program Evaluation Software
• Multimedia Software for Patient Education
• Multimedia Software for Staff Education
• Service Oriented Architecture
• Business Systems Modernization
• Web 2.0 Technologies and Methods
• Modeling and Simulation
• Database Modeling and Design
• Configuration Management
• Defect Tracking
• User Acceptance Testing
• Production Deployment

FUNDING/CONTRACT VALUE:

At the IAC Executive Breakfast which was held on November 19, 2009, Robert Coen, Deputy Director for the NIH Information Technology Acquisition & Assessment Center (NITAAC), stated that both the Unrestricted and Small Business portions of the CIO-SP3 initiative will each have a $20 billion ceiling value.

Secondary Requirements

Latest News

07/22/2011 - The Program Office stated, that contrary to the information released in the Washington Technology article on July 19, 2011, the government is not narrowing down the field of contractors, but are doing what Government would do in the RFP, reaching out to 3rd parties to confirm adequacy of the accounting system. For a full copy of the Article, please refer to the Recent Articles section of this opportunity report.

05/03/2011 - At the NIH: Expanding Diversity in Small Business Partners Conference held on May 3, 2011, Mary Armstead, Program Director for NITAAC, gave a soft estimate as to when Awards for CIO-SP3 are anticipated to be made. Awards for CIO-SP3 Unrestricted are tentatively anticipated to be made around the end of FY2011. Awards for CIO-SP3 Small Business are tentatively anticipated to be made by the end of December 2011.

03/23/2011 - The Contracting Office stated a specific Award timeframe for the CIO-SP3 GWAC is now undetermined. All CIO-SP2i contracts remain set to expire on December 20, 2011.

03/08/2011 - INPUT has added a copy of the FY2012 Exhibit 300 for the NIH IT Infrastructure program. Please refer to the Related Documents section of this Opportunity Report.

02/16/2011 - The Contracting Office re-released the Justification and Approval Notice on February 16, 2011. The purpose of the Justification and Approval is to extend the Chief Information Officers – Solutions and Partners 2 Innovations (CIO-SP2i) contracts for a one year period in order to provide program continuity through award of the Chief Information Officers – Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) contracts. The proposed period of performance of 12 months is the minimum acceptable period necessary to meet the mission requirements. A shorter period is not advisable since it is doubtful that all the awards resulting from CIO-SP3 will be in place before December 2011. Each contract carries a programmatic ceiling of $19.5 billion dollars; however, the ceiling has not been reached. All CIO-SP2i contracts are now set to expire on December 20, 2011.

02/15/2011 - The Contracting Office released a Justification and Approval Notice on February 15, 2011. The purpose of the Justification and Approval is to extend the Chief Information Officers – Solutions and Partners 2 Innovations (CIO-SP2i) contracts for a one year period in order to provide program continuity through award of the Chief Information Officers – Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) contracts. The proposed period of performance of 12 months is the minimum acceptable period necessary to meet the mission requirements. A shorter period is not advisable since it is doubtful that all the awards resulting from CIO-SP3 will be in place before December 2011. Each contract carries a programmatic ceiling of $19.5 billion dollars; however, the ceiling has not been reached.

01/07/2011 - The Contracting Office released Amendment #3 on December 22, 2010 for CIOPS3 57736 Small Business. The purpose of the Amendment is to clarify the instructions relative to completing the Past Performance Reference sheets via the online form available in Acqutrak, and to make changes to the previously published Solicitation. Proposals remain due no later than 5:00 PM EST on January 28, 2011. Proposals shall be submitted through Acqutrak. It is anticipated that 35 to 40 awards may be made for this effort and that the awards will be made on/about September 21, 2011. Proposals closed at 5:00 PM EST on November 18, 2010 for CIOSP3 Unrestricted 42093. INPUT anticipates CIOSP3 Unrestricted Awards to still be made on the previously stated date of June 11, 2011.

10/13/2010 - INPUT's Federal Labor Pricing team has updated the Government Site labor rates of Client Network Services Inc., CIOSP2i contract. Please disregard any CNSI Government Site rates included on CIOSP2i analysis or CIOSP3 analysis. The updated rates can be downloaded from the Contracts/Pricing Documents section of the Opportunity Report.

09/21/2010 - According to a Washington Technology article, the full and open competition CIO-SP 3 GWAC was recently released. The small business set-aside CIO-SP 3 Solicitation has not been released yet, although officials expect to release it this month.

09/20/2010 - The Contracting Office released the Solicitation for the CIO-SP3 Unrestricted Competition on September 17, 2010. Questions are due by 5:00 PM EST on October 5, 2010 through AcquTrak. Proposals are due by 5:00 PM EST on November 19, 2010 through AcquTrak. Offerors must be registered users in AcquTrak in order to submit proposals or questions. As such, no new registrations will be accepted in AcquTrak after 5:00pm, EST, November 18, 2010.

08/18/2010 - The Contracting Office released a Presolicitation Notice on August 17, 2010. According to this notice, the Solicitation for the Unrestricted portion of CIO-SP3 will be released on or about September 1, 2010. The Solicitation for the Small-Business Set-Aside will be released under a separate announcement on or about September 15, 2010.

07/29/2010 - INPUT has learned from NITAAC officials that they intend to release the Solicitation for the CIOSP3i Unrestricted Contract toward the end of August 2010. Proposals will be due in late October 2010 and Awards will be made in late June 2011. Please see attached Opportunity Report 42093 for additional information. In addition, NITAAC officials stated they intend to release the Solicitation for the CIOSP3i Small Business portion in mid-September 2010. Proposals will be due in late November 2010 and awards will be made in late June 2011. Please see attached Opportunity Report 57736 for more information.

07/26/2010 - The Contracting Office stated that because OMB has designated the NIH as Executive Agent for the CIOSP3i acquisition, NITAAC will be moving forward with the release of an RFP for the Unrestricted portion of the acquisition in the near future. INPUT anticipates the RFP for the Small Business portion of CIOSP3i will be released at the same time as the RFP for the Unrestricted portion, but the Contracting Office could not confirm this. NITAAC intends to make a public announcement to Industry soon concerning the status of the CIOSP3i acquisition. This announcement will be posted on the on the News and Announcements section of the NITAAC website. The Contracting Office stated that this announcement will provide additional information concerning the timeline for release of the RFP. Because no specific dates are currently available concerning the Acquisition Schedule, all timeline dates in this Oportunity Report should be considered estimates subject to change unless confirmed by the Contracting Office.

06/24/2010 - The Contracting Office stated that they are still waiting on the designation from OMB to release a Solicitation. The Contracting Office could not say at this time when the Solicitation might be released. INPUT will continue tracking this Opportunity and will provide any new information as soon as it becomes available from the Contracting Office.

05/25/2010 - According to an article posted by Federal News Radio on May 25, 2010, Dan Gordon, Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), is expected to make a decision by the end of this week concerning whether or not the NIH will be allowed to compete new contracts for CIO-SP3i. A copy of this article can be found in the Recent Articles section of this Opportunity Report. The Contracting Office confirmed that Ms. Wanda Russell is no longer with NITAAC. The Contracting Office stated that Ms. Mary Armstead is a new Director, Division of Information Technology Acquisition, NITAAC, Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations. The Contracting Office could not provide an anticipated Solicitation release date at this time. INPUT will provide any additional information as soon as it becomes available from the Contracting Office.

05/10/2010 - SAIC, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, CONTRACT# HHSN263999900025I, TASK ORDER HHSN31600017 (TASK ORDER) has been uploaded to this Opportunity Report.

04/12/2010 - The HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES recently released the FY11 Exhibit 300 business case for the FDA Regulatory Business Information Services. For additional documentation, please see the "Exhibit 300 FY 2011" zip files on the Agency Profiles main page.

04/09/2010 - According to Washington Technology, the National Institutes of Health is confident it can survive the scrutiny of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy as OFPP reviews the agency's governmentwide contracting authority. According to the artcile, NIH’s Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) has submitted its materials to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). According to the article, If NITAAC gets the designation from OFPP, it can take the next step in getting bids for its CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 Small Business contracts.

Online Resources

For more information on the CIOSP Contract Vehicle, visit: http://nitaac.nih.gov

For more information on CIO-SP2i, please visit: http://nitaac.nih.gov/RFIforFutureContracts.asp

General Program Information

Based on information received from the Contracting Office, one contract vehicle is anticipated to represent the recompete of both CIOSP2i and Image World 2.  Previously, it was anticipated both requirements would be recompete separately.  Once the procurement strategy is defined, both opportunities will be updated to reflect the confirmed acquisition strategy.

CIO-SP2i PRIME CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS:

http://nitaac.nih.gov/nitaac/service-contractors

INCUMBENT CONTRACT:

NIH has posted new contract numbers for each of the incumbent contractors. In order to keep historical spending information, INPUT has uploaded contracts for both the old and new contract numbers for each incumbent contract.

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