A research request was recently provided to OS AI from an equity backed mid-tier Health IT consulting firm looking for details related to a potential FY 2023 recompete of this multiple-award National Institutes of Health contract to assist the NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) with a range of Information Technology (IT) program and technical services and that support the strategic alignment of their enterprise and business resources in achieving NIH’s mission.
We at OrangeSlices AI do believe in the need for more and better-informed competition, so provided below are 1) opportunity details provided by the requestor; 2) some key points of contact; 3) related pursuit/capture data; and 4) when possible, projected odds of this contract going back to the incumbent.
Competitive Details (if known) related to the predecessor contract:
- Funding Agency: Department of Health and Human Services / National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Incumbent: Multiple – GovCIO, Booz Allen Hamilton, Guidehouse, Peraton, GDIT, Iron Bow, Deloitte, DS Federal, Octo, DMI, Sapient, BioTeam, Customer Value Partners (CVP), Soft Tech Consulting and NTT DATA.
- Contract Vehicle: This was last competed using GSA IT-70.
- Expected Competition Date: Fiscal Year 2023 – date tbd
- Contract Details and Spend to Date for the awardees can be found here.
Scope: The 3-year $49M multiple-award NIH Center for Information Technology (CIT) Mission Alignment contract was put in place to “acquire professional services to assist the Institutes and Centers (ICs) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in professional IT program and technical services and support the strategic alignment of their enterprise Information Technology (IT) and business resources in achieving NIH’s mission.”
Task Areas covered include:
- Program and Project Management
- IT Technical Services
- Communications and Business Solutions Services
- Cybersecurity, Risk Management and Solutions
- IT Assessments, Evaluations and Solutions
** Please note that OS AI will not speculate here as to the accuracy of any scope details provided and/or any current plans related to the timing, details, and likelihood of any recompete.
Related Data:
- DMI Wins NIH Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Advanced Technology Services, July 1, 2020
- GovCIO wins NIH CIT BPA
- Fiscal Year 2023 Budget in Brief – HHS.gov
- NIH Office of the CIO – About Us
- HHS Employee Directory
- Andrea Norris to retire as NIH’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Director of the Center for Information Technology (CIT)
Sample of Key Potential Points of Contact (current or past):
- Damian Hurge, Contracts, NIH – damian.hurge@nih.hhs.gov – 301.827.6402
- Andrea Norris, Chief Information Officer, National Institutes of Health
- Dennis Papula, Deputy Director, Office of the Chief Information Officer at The National Institutes of Health
- Jothi Dugar, Deputy Director (Acting)Deputy Director (Acting), The National Institutes of Health, Center for Information Technology
What are the odds of the incumbent company winning this contract as a Prime again?
The OS AI Bot calculates the odds of each incumbent wins this contract back as N/A
OS AI Note: The BPA holders that drove work to this vehicle thus far includes Sapient, Deloitte, NTT DATA, Guidehouse, DMI and BioTeam. If looking to jump on a team, their odds would seem to be higher than the other awardees that did not pick up any tasks. There were 3 dozen bidders the last time this was competed and there are a lot of new faces at NIH, and a new CIO may be in play.
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Firms drawing the most attention:
Included below is a list of the large and small companies we have noted as drawing the most views by Government and industry leaders on the OrangeSlices AI consultant directory over the past week and that bring direct past performance and/or related relationships in support of NIH.
- Platinum Business Services
- A-TEK
- SeKON
- Weems Design Studio
- Intact Technology
- Black Canyon Consulting
- DMI
- Integres
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- GRSi
- CVP
- GovCIO
- Highrise Consulting
- GDIT
- JCS Solutions
- LCG Systems
- ICF
- INADEV
- Soft Tech Consulting
- SAIC
- Leidos
- Guidehouse
- T and T Consulting
- NTT DATA
- Octo
- Woodbourne Solutions
We cannot and will not speculate here as to the reasons for the increased interest, but whether it is a company evaluating them as a potential partner; a federal acquisition leader doing their due diligence; or a consultant weighing their next job move, this group of companies has been receiving increased interest.
Please note that the research requestor for this item received a Premium OS AI Opp Segment report including 1) known details about how/if/when/where this contract will be competed; 2) a list of the top companies that are in position to win today (as well as those who have been making key investments and moves of late to position for a win); and 3) a detailed list of the top potential opportunity influencers any potential bidder will want to get to know.
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