CIO-SP4 sets a record for protests!
Jason Miller, Executive Editor at Federal News Network, reached out to me about what went wrong with the CIO-SP4 procurement. I told him NIH should stop trying to restrict the number of award winners and instead open the vehicle to the maximum number of companies.
It is time to stop treating this CIO-SP4 as a procurement and begin treating it as an open application where companies qualify to compete for task orders.
Let’s get the maximum number of companies into the game and stop restricting market access to just a few lucky firms.
Read Jason’s article to get all the details.CIO-SP4 IT services contract vehicle
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