CIMS On-ramping

SUBJECT: Solicitation for CDC Information Management Services (CIMS) On-ramping, Information Management (IM) Domain - Notice of Cancellation Amendment 0008 cancelling CDC's subject request for proposals in its entirety is posted. No award(s) will be made from this solicitation and the proposal process is ended. We regret having to take this action; however, the acquisition environment has changed to an extent not contemplated when the solicitation was issued. The on-ramping process no longer accurately reflects the Government's current requirement for a timely, cost efficient, and effective procurement process. Accordingly, it was reasonably determined that it would be more advantageous and economical to satisfy future small business requirements in the IM Domain through existing Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) rather than continuing with this procurement. Due to many changes in the acquisition environment since the CIMS vehicle was awarded, there are existing vehicles available today which will allow CDC to reach more Small Businesses and increase competition. We anticipate that future small business requirements for Information Management Services will be acquired predominately to existing GWACS [e.g., National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- CIOSP3 Small Business, General Service Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedules (FSS), along with a host of other Multiple Award Schedules (MAS)]; all of these vehicles include methods to limit competition to only Small Businesses. We look forward to engaging industry for future opportunities and we appreciate your patience and interest in supporting the CDC mission. While this solicitation is being cancelled, CDC has met the objective of increasing opportunities for Small Businesses for future requirements and these improvements will benefit not only the government but industry.