This is yet another 6-month bridge action by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to provide Business Process and Information Management Support Services (BPIMSS).
Awardee Name: BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.
Total Contract Value: $12,490,046.43
Action Obligation: $12,490,046.43
Department Name: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Funding Office: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIAID
Number of Bidders: 1
Award ID: 140D0426F0283
Referenced IDV ID: HHSN316201200008W
Contract Vehicle: CIO-SP3
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NIAID is moving forward with a BPIMSS bridge task order to maintain continuity of critical business process and IT support while a delayed BPA award is sorted out.
Scope:
Covers enterprise IT and business process support, including evaluating and implementing new technologies, sustaining existing systems, and driving ongoing process and service delivery improvements. The work supports integrated, cross-functional operations tied to research, compliance, biosafety, and clinical activities.
What’s driving this:
The planned multiple-award BPAs under the NIAID NEAT program were delayed due to a protest, slowing the award timeline and preventing timely competition for follow-on work.
Bottom line:
Because the BPA awards are behind schedule, NIAID is issuing a short-term sole-source bridge to the incumbent to avoid disruption, with competition expected once the BPA awards are finalized and ordering can begin.
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