The healthcare industry is leveraging contact opportunities to transform the overall healthcare landscape nationwide. With this transformation, healthcare organizations seek to form critical partnerships to support efforts in implementing advanced technical services, including IT, to continue modernizing the environment.
Gain an understanding of the trends transforming the healthcare industry at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Healthcare Summit on Dec. 11. The event will feature healthcare professionals, industry luminaries and thought leaders speaking on the future of healthcare as the industry looks to continue advancing operations and patient care. With the event being right around the corner, secure a ticket to the 2024 Healthcare Summit now!
Numerous digital modernization initiatives are being developed throughout the healthcare industry, fueled by potential contracts with partnering organizations. Keep reading to learn more about three upcoming contracts that aim to make a difference throughout healthcare.
CIO-SP4
The National Institutes of Health plans to launch the fourth phase of an IT services acquisition contract to meet federal government agencies’ health data technology requirements. Through the CIO-SP4 contract, which has a potential value of $50 billion, the NIH will focus on advancing ten key IT-associated task areas, including:
- IT services for biomedical, health sciences and healthcare research
- Chief information officer support
- Digital media
- Outsourcing
- IT operations and maintenance
- Integration services
- Infrastructure services and protection assurance
- Digital governance
- Enterprise resource planning
- Software development
The NIH has extended the CIO-SP3 contract until April to ensure that services will stay active during the initial award of the CIO-SP4.
NIAID Professional, Scientific & Technical Support Services
The Department of Health and Human Services is looking for professional, scientific and technical services to support the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ upcoming research priorities. Under a potential $3 billion contract, HHS aims to provide support in significant research efforts, including:
- Transitional research
- Clinical research
- Vaccine research
- General laboratory research
- Veterinary research
- Scientific research
Government contractors will provide services in microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, infectious diseases, immunology, bioinformatics and vaccine research to improve understanding of immune responses and to produce new vaccine targets for HIV and AIDS.
ACF’s Contracting Support
The Administration for Children and Families within HHS seeks to provide contracting support to satisfy ACF’s mission needs. Through the ACF’s specialized contracting and procurement directorate under government contracting services, the agency will leverage contracting assistance for numerous partners, including:
- The Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary
- Office of Human Services and Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Office of Legislative Affairs and Budget
Current forecasts estimate contract spending to exceed $250,000, with expectations updated periodically throughout the year.
These are just three of the various healthcare contracting opportunities currently available. To gain more insight into the healthcare contracting landscape, view this informational packet, which the Potomac Officers Club put together, and save your seat at the 2024 Healthcare Summit on Dec. 11!
