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OPPORTUNITY QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

OPPORTUNITY NAME: CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER – COMMODOTIES STORE – “THE STORE”

Agency: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES >> NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

Solicitation Number: : NITAACCIOCSTheStoreSBSS

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FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

Contract Value:

$25,000,000,000

Status: Pre-RFP

Sources Sought/ RFI: March 11, 2024

Responses Due: March 25, 2024, 4:30pm ET

Status: Pre-RFP

Sources Sought/ RFI: March 11, 2024

Responses Due: March 25, 2024, 4:30pm ET

COMPETITION: UNDETERMINED

Type of Award: IDIQ - GWAC

Primary Requirement: Computer Equipment

Secondary Requirement:
Communications Equipment. Communications Services, Education & Training, IT Services, Software

Awards: Multiple (75 – 100)

Contract Term:
5 year(s) base plus 1 x 5 year(s) option(s)

Contract Type:
Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity, Time and Materials

Location: CONUS (Primary) & OCONUS

NAICS: 334111, 541519

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institute of Health (NIH), National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center’s (NITAAC) has a continuing requirement to provide a mechanism for the federal government to procure IT commodity solutions as they relate to health and life sciences capabilities, and general Information Technology (IT) initiatives.

BACKGROUND

The Chief Information Officer – Commodity Solutions (CIO-CS) GWAC is a ten (10) year IDIQ contract. This contract is intended to provide information technology (IT) commodities and solutions as defined in FAR 2.101(b) and further clarified in the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996. These IT commodities and solutions include health and biomedical-related IT commodities to meet scientific, health, administrative, operational, managerial, and information management requirements. The contract also contains general IT commodities since medical systems are increasingly integrated within a broader IT architecture, requiring a systems approach to their implementation and a sound infrastructure for their operation.
Through this contract, the NIH, NITAAC will award multiple IDIQ contracts under which federal government agencies can award Fixed Price delivery orders to acquire IT commodities and solutions.

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:

Category 1, Group A - End User Hardware Commodities, Laptops
Category 1, Group B – End User Hardware Commodities, Desktops
Category 1, Group C – End User Hardware Commodities, Printers
Category 1, Group D – End User Hardware Commodities, Monitors, TVs, Displays
Category 1, Group E – End User Hardware Commodities, Accessory (Mouse, Keyboard, etc.)
Category 2, Group A – End User Software Commodities, Operating System
Category 2, Group B – End User Software Commodities, Desktop Collaboration Suite
Category 2, Group C – End User Software Commodities, Accessory
Category 3, Group A – IT Security Software Commodities, Anti-Virus Software
Category 3, Group B – IT Security Software Commodities, Accessory
Category 4, Group A – Enterprise-Wide Software Commodities, Enterprise Database Management Systems
Category 4, Group B – Enterprise-Wide Software Commodities, Enterprise Performance Management Tools
Category 4, Group C – Enterprise-Wide Software Commodities, Subscription, Licenses, Enterprise Suite
Category 4, Group D – Enterprise-Wide Software Commodities, Accessory

Category 1, Group A – End User Hardware Commodities, Laptops
Category 1, Group B – End User Hardware Commodities, Desktops
Category 1, Group C – End User Hardware Commodities, Printers
Category 1, Group D – End User Hardware Commodities, Monitors, TVs, Displays
Category 1, Group E – End User Hardware Commodities, Accessory (Mouse, Keyboard, etc.)
Category 2, Group A – End User Software Commodities, Operating System
Category 2, Group B – End User Software Commodities, Desktop Collaboration Suite
Category 2, Group C – End User Software Commodities, Accessory
Category 3, Group A – IT Security Software Commodities, Anti-Virus Software
Category 3, Group B – IT Security Software Commodities, Accessory
Category 4, Group A – Enterprise-Wide Software Commodities, Enterprise Database Management Systems
Category 4, Group B – Enterprise-Wide Software Commodities, Enterprise Performance Management Tools
Category 4, Group C – Enterprise-Wide Software Commodities, Subscription, Licenses, Enterprise Suite
Category 4, Group D – Enterprise-Wide Software Commodities, Accessory

OTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS:

The IT commodities and commodity enabling services that are to be included in each product category of the contract will need to adhere to regulations mandated by the Federal Government including, but not limited to:

Trade Agreements Act (TAA)
Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)
EnergyStar
Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) compliance
Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FEDRAMP) compliance
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974, as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-220)

INFORMATION SOUGHT/ SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

All interested small business sources must submit a response to the primary poc listed below. The following information must be submitted:

UEI number
Organization Name
Company Address
Point of Contact (including name, title, addresses, telephone number, fax number and Email address)
Current GSA Schedules and/or Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) appropriate to this Sources Sought.

Business size pursuant to the applicable NAICS code(s) corresponding to your primary business activities.
Socio-economic status pursuant to the applicable NAICS code(s) corresponding to your primary business activities (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, VOSB, SDVOSB, WOSB, or SDB)
Number of years in business
Average annual sales for IT commodities over last three years
Qualify as an OEM or Reseller

Responses should be submitted electronically to: cio-csthestore@nih.gov . Responses are due on or before 4:30 p.m. EST, March 25, 2024. Responses should be typed in 12-point Times New Roman font, single-spaced submitted in Adobe PDF -searchable format and shall not exceed five (5) pages. Based on the responses to the small business sources sought notice, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses or procured through full and open competition.