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Effective January 31, 2022, non-mission critical travel can resume with approval from the Institute/Center Executive Officer, and with a strong recommendation that the travelers follow the safety guidance and test for COVID-19 prior to returning to onsite work. Any positive test result from onsite staff should be reported to OMS who will provide additional guidance.

New Announcements!
1) Please note that FAR Clause 52.223-99 Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors has been added to the master contracts. Task Order Contracting Officers will not need to add the clause to individual task orders.
2) CPARs will be completed at the task order level by the Task Order CO and COR.
3) LTASC III Contractors, please refer to the OALM Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) Page for more information.
4) The usage assessment for non-NIH customers to use NIHCATS III is now 1%.

The NIH Public Information and Communication Services II (PICS II) contract is an Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract utilizing fixed price and time and materials type task orders. The contract may be used to procure a wide range of outreach and communication support services from among 10 qualified small business contractor.

Please direct any questions you have to the PICS II team at PICSII@mail.nih.gov for a prompt response.

Now Accepting New TORPs!
The team is now accpeting new FY23 TORPs. Please reach out to us if you are interested in preparing a new TORP!

Click here to access the TORP package and instructions to begin your order! The task order process is manual and will be handled via paper documentation and email.

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Please click here to learn more about customers’ use of PICS II. The graph highlights the total value of awarded task orders by customer, sorted by dollar value, and will be updated monthly.

The following four groups of task areas are covered under this contract. You can click to see tasks under an individual group or a full listing of all services:

Communications and Outreach Support

Materials Development and Distribution Support

Graphic Design, Web, and Database Support

Exhibit Support

**Full Listing of Services**

The Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO) is now on YouTube! Check out the @OLAOContracts page for more information about the PICS II contract. Click on the YouTube icon to the left to access the page

If you would like a presentation or training regarding the contract, please complete the Training Request Form and email it to PICSII@mail.nih.gov to schedule a time for our Program Support Team to come to your location. CLPs are available for participants after completeion of the training.

OLAO is pleased to offer NIH customers other support services contracts including the NIHCATS vehicle providing conference and travel support, the LTASC vehicle providing long-term administrative support, and the NIHBPSS vehicle providing business and professional support services. Please see our contracts handout for a brief description of each contract.

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