NITAAC's authority to operate was formally delegated
to NIH by the DHHS Secretary Under 42 U.S.C. 231 of the Service and Supply
Fund; Uses; Reimbursement statute. Under this statute NITAAC operates and
provides services that can be performed more advantageously to meet the
acquisition requirements of NIH, DHHS components, and other Federal Government
agencies.
These contracts were awarded under the Federal Acquisition
Streamlining Act (FASA), Part II – Civilian Agency Acquisitions:
Subpart A- Competition Requirements, Section (*1051) References to the
Federal Acquisition Regulation and (*1054) Task and Delivery Order Contracts;
Subsections 303H- General Authority and 303J- Task and Delivery Order
Contracts: Orders and the Information Technology Management Reform Act
(ITMRA), Division E- Information Technology Management Reform that require
prime contractors be given a Fair Opportunity to be Considered for Task
and Delivery Order Awards. The contracts are structured as Indefinite
Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contracts, using task and delivery
orders for the acquisition of specified services and supplies.
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