Renewal of HighBond Audit Essentials Solution Software
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NIH-SS-7175759_7183370
- Agency
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Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- 8(a) Sole Source
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541618 Other Management Consulting Services
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations has issued a Special Notice for the renewal of HighBond Audit Essentials Solution Software. This is a sole source procurement under the 8(a) program, scheduled for posting on April 17, 2025, with proposals due by April 28, 2025. The contract involves renewing a proprietary software subscription that supports the agency's Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) processes. HighBond is a centralized platform that enables the NIH to manage audit responses, artifacts, reports, and remediation activities more efficiently. The software was initially implemented last year to improve system security and strengthen organizational controls and policies.
Contractors interested in this opportunity must submit a written capability statement by 9:00 a.m. EST on April 28, 2025, to ryan.alexander@nih.gov. The submission must include specific details such as unit price, list price, shipping costs, delivery period, payment terms, F.O.B. point, Unique Entity ID, Taxpayer Identification Number, and business size certification. Potential vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and complete online representations and certifications. The procurement will be a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order justified under FAR Part 6.302-1 as a sole source procurement. The solicitation includes four primary line items: Audit Essentials Solution Software access with ACL Analytics Enterprise, 12 Professional User licenses, 25 Business User licenses, and a comprehensive subscription bundle covering FedRAMP Moderate Environment and multiple IT compliance toolkits. The NIH anticipates issuing the award approximately 10 days after the notice date, contingent on no other organization demonstrating the capability to meet the requirement.
Notice text
The HighBond subscription software is proprietary, exclusive, and reliable. The functionality offered by HighBond is an integral aspect to the Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC). It aligns to HHS processes with industry-leading and federal best practices in audit and security controls implementation and monitoring. Having HighBond licenses improves system security and strengthens controls and policy. Software and Licenses for Audit Management.
HighBond is a tool that was implemented last year to centralize all our audit responses, artifacts, reports, and remediation activities. With this centralization, OCIO Audits is capable of managing all audits in an organized manner, allowing us to not only manage NIH audits while in progress but also helps us conduct pre-audit planning and strategy, leverage previous work and/or submissions to alleviate LOE for our ICs, and conduct forecasting and lessons learned activities.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SPEC SHEET - HighBond FY25 - Carahsoft.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Notice of Intent to Sole Source.pdf |
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