NITAAC is a federal Executive Agent authorized by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to administer three Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) for information technology procurement. CIO-SP3, CIO-SP3 Small Business and ECS III can be used by any federal civilian or DoD agency to acquire information technology products, services and solutions. The office is housed within HHS at the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC).

Can be used by any federal agency for faster, easier procurement:

• Streamlined ordering and procedures under FAR Subpart 16.505 save time, money and resources
• Secure, web-based ordering systems automate competition, management, awardee selection and notification
• Best available ceiling rates negotiated at master contract level; task/delivery order competition drives rates even lower
• Orders placed directly by agency with end-to-end management by procuring CO. Customized terms, conditions and additional labor categories, products and services are easily added at task/delivery order level
• Agile and flexible in support of contract types, modular contracting and CONUS/OCONUS procurements

NITAAC provides value added customer service:

• Customized support from Contracting Officers and IT Specialists to assist with any contractual, technical and procedural questions
• Complimentary SOW/PWS/SOO assessments; requirements are evaluated for scope, clarity and other factors to assure quality responses, and returned to customers within one day
• Customer Support Center responds to inquiries within hours
• Free training on the NITAAC program and systems; 2 CLPs awarded

Visit the NITAAC web site.