HHS Financial Systems Information Technology Services

This Request for Information (RFI) issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) is for a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiative in the support of the Department's financial systems and financial management objectives. This RFI is not a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this RFI is to obtain knowledge and information for planning purposes. The Government is seeking industry input to develop an acquisition strategy that fosters competition, encourages innovation, continual improvement, facilitates customer-focused outcomes and drives effectiveness and efficiencies. The RFI's intent is to obtain information, for planning purposes, on full lifecycle systems integration and hosting support to meet the Department's financial systems and financial management objectives. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Additionally, please be advised that the Government is not obligated to respond to any questions or comments that may be submitted in response to this RFI. If the Government decides to pursue this support, there will be a separate, subsequent solicitation published. No classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. Proprietary information, if any, should be kept to a minimum and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in a future solicitation, if one is issued. Please see the attached files for additional information and submission instructions. All information submitted in response to this announcement must be received on or before the closing date. The closing date for responses is Friday, June 23, 2017 at 12:00PM local time. All submissions should be sent electronically to Eric Chapman, Contract Specialist, at Eric.Chapman@nih.gov.