This is a justification for an exception to the fair opportunity process for Specialized Technical Support Services (STSS) for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Information Technology (CIT). The action is a modification to an existing bridge contract order to the incumbent contractor, Soft Tech Consulting, Inc. , to continue critical support services for up to one year. This is a logical follow-on action to avoid a break in services such as property management, purchasing, travel support, and financial support while a recompetition is completed. The estimated total value for the modification is $6,772,****, bringing the total order value to $12,415,080. 76. The recompetition is anticipated to be awarded by January 2027.
The current bridge contract order is set to expire on 05/31/2026. The proposed modification includes option periods extending to 05/31/2027. The current pass contract now known as the specialized technical support services stss contractorder **** ****, soft tech consulting, inc. is due to expire on may 31, 2026.
The contracting officer will determine the best value to the government based on a comparison of proposed prices to the independent government cost estimate (IGCE) and historical prices paid. The contracting officer will determine the best value to the government based on a comparison of proposed prices to the independent government cost estimate igce and historical prices paid, as provided in the current contractorder.
The incumbent contractor, Soft Tech Consulting, Inc. , is performing the work successfully and is capable of maintaining critical services without undue risk of data loss and increased cost to the NIH. The incumbent contractor, soft tech consulting, inc. , is successfully performing this work and is a logical followon that is capable of maintaining these critical services without introducing undue risk of data loss and increased cost to the nih until the recompetition can be held.
The total estimated value for this modification is $6,772,****, bringing the total order value to $12,415,****. his modification to existing bridge contractorder **** **** will increase the existing value by 6, 772, **** to a total of 12, 415, ****.