Highlight Technologies to Support Federal Governmental IT CIO Solutions and Partners 3 Contract

Fairfax, Virginia-based Highlight Technologies was selected to be part of the $20 billion Chief Information Officer–Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) Small Business indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ), multiple-award contract vehicle, as part of the CIO-SP3 Small Business On-Ramp.

The CIO-SP3 contract, awarded by the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center, is a government-wide acquisition contract that can be used by any federal agency. It includes a wide range of information technology (IT) services spanning across ten task areas and 137 labor categories for task orders. The IT solutions and services include, but are not limited to, health and biomedical-related solutions that meet scientific, health, administrative, operational, managerial, and information management requirements.

Highlight was awarded the contract in the 8(a) Disadvantaged Small Business Group of the contract in all ten (10) task areas. The period of performance is July 11, 2019 through June 29, 2022, the company said.

The task areas include:

Task Area 1 – IT Services for Biomedical Research, Health Sciences, and Healthcare

Task Area 2 – Chief Information Officer (CIO) Support

Task Area 3 – Imaging

Task Area 4 – Outsourcing

Task Area 5 – IT Operations and Maintenance

Task Area 6 – Integration Services

Task Area 7 – Critical Infrastructure Protection and Information Assurance

Task Area 8 – Digital Government

Task Area 9 – Enterprise Resource Planning

Task Area 10 – Software Development

The CIO-SP3 allows small business an opportunity to participate in government requirements and gives government agencies a mechanism to help meet socioeconomic contracting goals, the company reported.

"We are thrilled to be awarded a spot on the CIO-SP3 Small Business vehicle," said Rebecca Andino, CEO of Highlight Technologies.