| Contract Number | HHSN316201500019W |
|---|---|
| Sponsoring Agency | HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
| Period of Performance | 05/01/2015 to 04/30/2020 |
The Chief Information Officer - Commodities and Solutions (CIO-CS) Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) is a ten (10) year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with one 60-month base period from 05/01/2015 to 04/30/2020; and one 60-month option period from 05/01/2020 to 04/30/2025 under which federal government agencies may award delivery orders to acquire IT commodities and solutions.
CIO-CS Overview: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institute of Health (NIH), National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC), has a 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 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