Chief Information Officer - Solutions and Partners 3, Small Business (CIO-SP3 SB)

The Chief Information Officer - Solutions and Partners 3, Small Business (CIO-SP3 SB) Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) is a comprehensive information technology (IT) services contract vehicle managed by the National Institutes of Health's Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC). The contract enables federal agencies to procure a wide range of IT solutions and professional services, with a particular focus on health-related and biomedical IT capabilities. As defined in the contract description, these services encompass information technology solutions as outlined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101(b) and the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, with a special emphasis on health and biomedical-related IT services that support scientific, administrative, operational, managerial, and information management requirements.

The task orders under this $20 billion GWAC demonstrate a diverse range of IT service deliveries across multiple federal agencies, particularly within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Typical contract values range from approximately $250,000 to over $124 million, with performance periods commonly spanning 3-5 years. Frequently winning prime contractors include small businesses with diverse ownership profiles, such as minority-owned, women-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses like BCT Partners LLC, Steampunk Inc., Candor Solutions LLC, and Alpha Omega Integration LLC. Common set-aside designations include Total Small Business, 8(a), and specific socioeconomic categories like Woman-Owned Small Business and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. Task order scopes typically involve IT infrastructure support, cybersecurity, software development, data analytics, cloud computing, and specialized health IT services, with primary performance locations centered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and other major federal agency hubs.