CIO-SP4 amendments coming fast & making vendors furious
The National Institutes of Health’s recent “CIO-SP4” solicitation and its series of amendments have had a very discouraging effect on vendors. Some are asking NIH to pause the acquisition and push back the deadline for submissions by at least 30 days.
Anticipation had built up for months over the 10-year, $50 billion procurement for health IT services and solutions.
Industry interest has been high and potential offerers have invested significant resources in preparing for submissions, which are now due on Aug. 3.
But the Request for Proposals released in May and its amendments have thrown a wrench into the expectations. Nine protests have been filed...more....
