SAM #75N98025F00001

103-Day Extension of Technical Information and Program Support (TIPS) Contract for NIAID OWS

This document details a contract extension for Technical Information and Program Support (TIPS) services for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Office of Workplace Solutions (OWS): - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through NIH's Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO), is extending the TIPS contract by 103 days. - The extension is necessary due to workforce reductions, acquisition staffing shortages, and ongoing consolidation of acquisition functions within HHS. - The extension ensures continuity of critical technical, analytical, and program support services while a new procurement is finalized. - Services include ARCHIBUS systems support, data analytics, facility planning, compliance with OMB M-25-25 occupancy reporting, CAD and facility asset management, business intelligence, feasibility studies, helpdesk support, and technical consultation for biomedical research facilities. - The estimated value of the extension is approximately $888,820. - No specific OEMs, vendors, or product part numbers are listed, as the requirement is for professional services rather than tangible goods. - The period of performance for the extension is 103 days, from June 1, 2025, through September 11, 2025. - Primary place of performance is the NIAID, with contracting activities based in Bethesda, MD and work performed in Rockville, MD.

Description

The purpose of this justification is a contract modification to extend the period of performance for the existing task order supporting the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Office of Workplace Solutions (OWS), Technical Information and Program Support (TIPS) requirement. Due to extraordinary and unforeseen operational disruptions resulting from recent federal workforce reductions-in-force, agency-wide acquisition staffing shortages, and the ongoing consolidation of acquisition functions across the Department of Health and Human Services , the Government requires a short-term extension of the current contract pursuant to RFO 52-217-8, Option to Extend Services, for a 103-day period of performance to ensure uninterrupted continuity of critical services while the follow-on procurement is finalized, negotiated, and awarded.

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