CIO-CS Solicitation

Chief Information Officer Commodities Store The Store (CIO-CS Solicitation)

CIO-CS Solicitation Summary

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.

CIO-CS Solicitation In A Nutshell

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Details
Agency 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)
Solicitation Number NITAACCIOCSTheStoreSBSS
Status Pre-RFP
Solicitation Date 06/2024 (Estimate)
Award Date 02/2025 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $25,000,000,000.00
Solicitation Number NITAACCIOCSTheStoreSBSS
Competition Type Undetermined
Type of Award IDIQ – GWAC
Primary Requirement Computer Equipment
Duration 5 year(s) base plus 1 x 5 year(s) option(s)
Contract Type Firm Fixed Price,Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity,Time and Materials
No. of Expected Awards Multiple – Number Unknown
NAICS Code(s):
541519

Other Computer Related Services
Size Standard: $34.0 million annual receipts except 150 Employees for Information Technology Value Added Resellers

334111

Electronic Computer Manufacturing
Size Standard: 1250 Employees
Place of Performance:
  • United States (Primary)
  • OCONUS
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/0141a0f445c942448081a05220f5dd71/view

CIO-CS Solicitation Background

The Chief Information Officer –Commodity Solutions (CIO-CS) Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) is a ten (10) year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (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 partly because 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 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) will award multiple IDIQ contracts under which federal government agencies can award Fixed Price (FP) delivery orders to acquire IT commodities and solutions.

CIO-CS Solicitation 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 5, Group A – Health and Biomedical Research IT Capabilities, Laboratory Information Systems
  • Category 5, Group B – Health and Biomedical Research IT Capabilities, Subscription, Licenses, Enterprise
  • Category 5, Group C – Health and Biomedical Research IT Capabilities, Accessory
  • Category 6, Group A – On-Premise Infrastructure, Enterprise Servers
  • Category 6, Group B – On-Premises Infrastructure, Subscription, Licenses, Enterprise, Service, Maintenance
  • Category 6, Group C – On-Premise Infrastructure, Accessory
  • Category 7, Group A – Infrastructure and Platform as a Service, Computing
  • Category 7, Group B – Infrastructure and Platform as a Service, Enterprise Storage
  • Category 7, Group C – Infrastructure and Platform as a Service, Service, Maintenance
  • Category 7, Group D – Infrastructure and Platform as a Service, Accessory
  • Category 8, Group A – Telecommunications Plans, Carrier Plans
  • Category 8, Group B – Telecommunications Plans, Subscription, Licenses, Enterprise
  • Category 8, Group C – Telecommunications Plans, Accessory
  • Category 9, Group A – Value Added Services

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