CIO-SP3 simplifies the entire services acquistion life cycle. With CIO-SP3 there’s no need to start the process from scratch. Document your objectives and the CIO-SP3 office will submit an RFP to a select set of pre-qualified contractors with proven expertise in 12 functional areas.

CIOSP Enterprise Solutions (CES) Contractor Team Arrangement (CTA) as defined in FAR 9.601(1) created with the specific purpose of providing value to NIH customers through the CIO-SP3 contract vehicle. CES combines the expertise of three proven federal government IT providers in one powerful organization.

CIO-SP3 will improve the way the Federal Government acquires IT services. The following excerpt is from the draft sources sought document published on FBO.gov. The federal government is committed to changing its business processes to achieve a world class standard of excellence. This is being accomplished by adopting best business practices and the latest technology to create a more efficient, citizen-centered federal government. The National Institutes of Health...

Case Study: Building a Secure Portal for Managing Navy Medical Information Customer Challenge The Navy needed to improve accessibility to clinical and business data through streamlining the complexity of multiple user interfaces, business processes, and content management. They also aimed to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) through re-utilization of programming code and the consolidation of current “stovepipe” web applications. Delivery CES member ATSC...

Performance improvement is the concept of measuring the output of a particular process or procedure, then modifying the process or procedure to improve – to increase the output or effectiveness, to increase the efficiency or speed – the process or procedure. “Measure what can be measured, and make measurable what cannot be measured.” – Galileo Galilei CES understands that what gets measured also gets improved. That’s why we...

Case Study: Building an eHealth Portal to Support Veterans and Their Healthcare Providers Customer Challenge The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) needed to streamline, organize and optimize the care of Veterans, active duty soldiers and their dependents by providing patients a secure one stop shop that would put them in charge of their medical and healthcare needs and connect them with their healthcare providers.  The VA also wanted to promote collaboration...