Image World 2 ~ New Dimensions

NIH Awards the Image World2 Contract

Rockville, MD -- January 4, 2001 -- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced the award of their major information technology (IT) government-wide acquisition contract (GWAC), ImageWorld2 New Dimensions. Twenty-three (23) multiple award Indefinite/Delivery Indefinite/Quantity (ID/IQ) contracts were awarded to provide the NIH and Federal Government worldwide with access to the most recent and evolving technologies in the IT imaging industry. Nineteen (19) of these ID/IQ contracts were awarded to small, small-disadvantaged, and woman-owned businesses. The maximum estimated dollar value for all contracts awarded under IW2 is $15 billion.

“The IW2 contract will provide our government customers with a broad range of imaging solutions that will bring new and long lasting relationships with many ‘cream of the crop’ small and niche industry partners,” said Dr. Leamon Lee, Associate Director, Office of Administration at NIH.

The ImageWorld2 contract has three broad technology areas called Technology Functional Areas (TFAs); 1) Business, 2) Medical Sciences, and 3) Scientific/GIS imaging solutions. Elmer Sembly III, Associate Director for Communications and Outreach, states “the ImageWorld2 contract can really be considered three contracts in one. It is vastly expanded from the initial Image World vehicle --offering not only the imaging applications and services related to business and document workflow management systems, but also the emerging medical and scientific imaging solutions and technologies like Geographic Information Systems (GIS). We are bringing the latest in technology to the government marketplace with their commercial solutions.”

Nine of the new prime awardees provide powerful GIS tools to integrate key data components for geographic information analyses for almost every scientific discipline. These services and solutions help scientists and other research professionals to manage highly complex data and make better decisions. Some of the most popular uses of GIS technologies are found in:

• Epidemiological Studies, Outbreak
• Investigation and Disease Tracking
• Site and Facility Inspections
• Program/Project Evaluations
• Spatial Data Visualization Analyses
• Site Location and Patient Distribution Analysis
• Community Needs Assessment and Service Demand Analysis

The National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) awarded the contracts. NITAAC is recognized as a center for acquisition expertise. For general information about the ImageWorld2 contract call Donald Wilson, Contract Officer, (301) 435-3886.

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