Start your acquisition journey with NITAAC
The NITAAC suite of Best-in-Class GWACs provides IT services, commodities, and solutions, to assist federal agencies in meeting their IT needs.
Why Choose NITAAC
Best-in-Class Designated GWACs
Our Best-in-Class GWACs offer IT products, services, and solutions from IT industry leaders.
Reduce Administrative Time and Costs
NITAAC has evaluated and awarded contracts to IT industry leaders for your use. This allows you to reduce timeframes to meet your agency needs.
High Quality Customer Service
With a team of dedicated acquisition professionals, NITAAC has the expertise to assist throughout the entire acquisition process.
Best-in-Class Designated GWACs
Our Best-in-Class GWACs offer IT products, services, and solutions from IT industry leaders.
Reduce Administrative Time and Costs
NITAAC has evaluated and awarded contracts to IT industry leaders for your use. This allows you to reduce timeframes to meet your agency needs.
High Quality Customer Service
With a team of dedicated acquisition professionals, NITAAC has the expertise to assist throughout the entire acquisition process.
Task Order Process
Orders must be placed in accordance with the requirements of fair opportunity as defined in FAR 16.505. In addition, Ordering Contracting Officers (OCOs) should follow their respective Agency policies and procedures for issuing orders under a GWAC.
Click on an arrow to learn more about the details of each step within the government acquisition process.
Preparation: Market Research and Acquisition Planning
Using NITAAC to support your acquisition
- Define your requirement — need help? Contact the Task Order Management Team.
- Conduct Market Research: (a) Search GWAC labor categories within e-GOS and develop an Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE); (b) Issue a Request for Information (RFI) using e-GOS; (c) Find a small business through our contract holder search.
- Consider streamlined evaluation approaches, such as: comparative analysis, oral presentations, market product demos. Guidance can be found in the “Review Evaluation” tab in e-GOS.
- Conduct acquisition planning in accordance with your agency procedures.
- Finalize SOW, IGCE and other requirements documents–don’t forget Agency specific terms and conditions.
- Determine timeframes for questions and submissions based on complexity and your agency procedures. Remember: if you streamline, you can reduce submission timeframes.
- Work with NITAAC to introduce your requirement to contract holders. NITAAC provides a venue for customers to present their requirements to contract holders before issuance of the Task Order Request (TOR). Contact NITAAC Support for scheduling and additional information.
- Use your market research to create your final Task Order Requests (TOR).
Recommended Tools & Templates
using e-gos
e-GOS Labor Rate Search Guide
getting startedThe Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE)
getting startedTechnical Evaluation Template
getting startedRequest for Information (RFI)
how toQuality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)
using e-gosTask Order Request (TOR)
using e-gosE-GOS Task Order Request Guide
Evaluation: Issue, Answer Questions and Obtain Responses
- Log into e-GOS. Need to register? Create an account.
- Receive and respond to Contract Holder questions and comments.
- Issue an Amendment if needed.
- Receive industry responses through the secure e-GOS system.
- Evaluate submissions based on Task Order Process.
- Document and Award based on agency procedures.
Recommended Tools & Templates
Award
Award
- Award task order or delivery order in accordance with your agency procedures.
- Upload copy of fully-executed task order through e-GOS.
- Notify unsuccessful offers through e-GOS, or in accordance with your agency procedures.
- Debrief Contract Holders in accordance with FAR Part 16 and your agency procedures.
Closeout
- Close out task order in accordance with your agency procedures. Upload final modification in e-GOS.
Events and Training
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We offer complimentary training, both here at NIH and at customer sites, to continually educate agencies about the value they can achieve by leveraging CIO-CS, CIO-SP3, or CIO-SP3 Small Business. Attendees earn 2 CLP credits.
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Technical Review
We provide a review of document requirement factors which can affect the quality of responses you ultimately receive.
submit documentsTools and Templates
View our library of common acquisition tools and templates based on our 20+ years of experience in GWAC administration.
view libraryCommon Questions
View a list of Frequently Asked Questions about our GWACs, program, and e-GOS.
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