A sources sought notice posted yesterday by the National Institutes of Health officially kick offs off the recompete activities for this highly visible multiple award contract which serves as an acquisition vehicle available to all Institutes and Centers (ICs) and offices within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to purchase business operation and professional support services.
Awarded in July of 2022 and set to expire next Summer, the predecessor Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, known as National Institutes of Health Business and Professional Support Services III (NIHBPSS III) had 20 Prime vendor awardees and was intended to help the agency procure business and professional support services on a task order (TO) basis.
The scope of this IDIQ contract is broad, encompassing various task areas essential for efficient operation and innovation at the NIH. These include:
- Financial Analysis, Business Solutions, and Acquisition Lifecycle Support: Offering robust financial and business strategies.
- Business Process Improvement and Organizational Assessment: Enhancing operational effectiveness and organizational health.
- Communication: Facilitating clear and effective internal and external communications.
- Program Planning and Management Services: Aiding in strategic program development and management.
- Policy Development, Implementation, and Administration: Shaping and administering key policies.
- System Integration Work: Streamlining and integrating diverse systems for optimal performance.
- Center of Excellence (CoE) Support: This includes support for various CoEs such as Cloud Adoption, IT Infrastructure Optimization, Customer Experience, Contact Center, and Service Delivery Analytics.
- Human Resources (HR) Solutions: Offering comprehensive HR strategies and solutions.
Prospective contractors for this recompete are expected to possess a comprehensive set of skills and experiences. This includes knowledge of financial accounting policies, financial tracking systems, and proficiency in tools like SharePoint, SharePoint Designer, Visio, SPSS, and SAS. Furthermore, experience in designing, developing, and deploying Dashboards, along with expertise in succession program management, workforce planning, instructional design, business process improvement methodologies, organizational diagnosis, and human resources modeling, are crucial.
This recompete reflects NIH’s commitment to modernizing and enhancing its business and professional support capabilities, ensuring that its various institutes and offices are equipped with the best tools and services to fulfill their mission of advancing health and scientific discovery.
Related
Official Website: The Official National Institutes of Health Business and Professional Support Services III (NIHBPSS III) website can be found here.
Vehicle Award Share: Contractors with greatest percentage of obligations for NIH Business And Professional Support Services III (NIH BPSS) III Courtesy of HigherGov. See More Here.
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Initial Primes awardees on the NIHBPSS III contract included:
- Accenture Federal Services LLC (75N98022D00024)
- Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. (BAH) (75N98022D00027)
- Customer Value Partners, Inc (CVP) (75N98022D00029)
- BCG Federal Corporation (75N98022D00030)
- Deloitte Consulting, LLP (75N98022D00031)
- Enterprise Resources Performance, Inc. (ERPI) (75N98022D00033)
- Guidehouse, Inc (75N98022D00034)
- ICF Incorporated, LLC (75N98022D00035)
- GovernmentCIO, LLC (75N98022D00037)
- NeteSolutions Corporation (NETE) (75N98022D00038)
- T and T Consulting Services, Inc. (75N98022D00040)
- RIVA Solutions (75N98022D00041)
- Publics Sapient (75N98022D00042)
- CALIBRE Systems, Inc (75N98023D00004)
- KPMG LLP (75N98023D00005)
- The Prospective Group (TPG) (75N98023D00010)
Small Businesses
- Advanced Decision Vectors, LLC (75N98022D00025)
- BLH Technologies (75N98022D00026)
- Censeo Consulting Group, Inc. (75N98022D00028)
- Arch System, LLC (75N98022D00032)
- Jefferson Solutions (75N98022D00036)
- Sprezzatura Management Consulting, LLC (75N98022D00039)
- Corner Alliance, Inc. (75N98022D00043)
- NeevSys Inc (75N98023D00006)
- Sonora & Associates, LLC (75N98023D00007)
- Inno-Native, LLC (Joint Venture) (75N98023D00008)
- CIDVER Corporation (75N98023D00009)
NIH Focused firms drawing the most attention:
This list of companies that bring direct past performance and/or related relationships in support of NIH stands out for drawing the most views by Government and industry leaders on the OrangeSlices AI consultant directory in the 2nd half of 2023.
- RELI Group **
- Sparksoft **
- ICF **
- Leidos
- LCG **
- Black Canyon Consulting
- CTIS
- CVP **
- Highlight **
- Unissant **
- A-TEK **
- Akira Technologies
- 22nd Century Technologies **
- INADEV **
- RIVA Solutions **
- DAS Federal
- SD Solutions
- Anika Systems
- Sprezzatura Management Consulting
- Steampunk **
- iVision Consulting **
- Arch Systems
- VerticalApps
- Immersive Concepts
- Agilious
- Technuf
- Williams Consulting **
- Samyak Solutions
- Sciome
- Highrise Consulting
- Results Leadership Group (RLG)
- Octo, an IBM Company
- RTI International
- Deloitte
- Compass Federal Consulting (CFC)
- Axle Informatics
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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.
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