☔ Protests – VA SIM/IRS IRWorks/100M DHS TASS/DOE & FBI Digital IT/State EDC/DOL Modernization; Big Wins🚀- DHA CC/187M DoD PRISM; New HHS Digital SME

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• HRSA recruits new Digital Services Leader AND it has added a BPHC Data Division lead
• VA names Chief Product Officer and Deputy CIO, Product Delivery Service
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• Norman Wixon promoted to Vice President, Federal Services with Super 8(a) Bodwé
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• 8(a) SDVOSB secures Prime spot on $37M US Army Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3) IDIQ
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🍊Your OS October Forecast – The End of FY Contract Award Heat Wave🔥is done. Get on your galoshes as the forecast calls for a steady rain ☔ of Protest Activity in the weeks ahead as firms put forth challenges in the Courts and with GAO.

⚖ GAO and the Courts – check out the latest Protest Action:

• DOE Protest Filed: NNSA IT Managed Services (NIMS)
• DOL Protest: $19M OWCP Data and Shared Capabilities Modernization task
• DOL Protest Filed: Solicitation Number 1605C1-24-Q-00070 | Summit Consulting
• DOJ Protest: Administrative Office of the US Courts RFP Number USCA24Q0018 | 22nd Century Tech
• NRC Protest Filed: Acquisition Management System
• FBI One Protest Dismissed, One remains Open: CJIS Digital and IT Services
• Protest Withdrawn: VA Strategic Investment Management Services
• VA Protest Dismissed: PCAC Acquisition and Program Analyst Support Services contract
• IRS Protest Dismissed: IRWorkflow Optimization, Request, & Knowledge System (IRWorks) ServiceNow ESM
• DOS Protest Dismissed: Bureau of Diplomatic Technology Enterprise Data Center Services ESOC support
• USAF Protest Filed: Solicitation Number FA7014-24-R-0073 | Emagine IT
• USAF Protest: Solicitation Number FA4890-24-R-0013 | Federal Information Systems
• DoD DIA Protest Dismissed: EUCOM NIFC Staff Administration Support
• COFC Decision Released: USAF Program IT Professional Support for Financial Information Systems

⚡Check out the latest Contract Awards (It is a trickle, for now)

• DoD: SAIC beats out 2 to win $187M PRISM DRRS Sustainment Seed Task Order
• DHA: BCG awarded $175M PEO Outcome based Services task
• DHA: Ivyhill Technologies beats out 10 to win IRMAC, NCR Call Center/Referral Management Support contract
• DoD and NSF | Chickasaw Nation subsidiary wins $62M Polar Programs Ops & Sustainment contract
• USCYBERCOM: BEAT beats 11 for Unified Platform Data Management support contract

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🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• Industry Vet Robert Turner shares a NASA SEWP update including a final report from the Reverse Industry Day Working Group More here.
• Event: Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) Digital Contracting Capabilities Center of Excellence presents DC3oE Unplugged
• NIH focused Woman Owned small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the National Institutes of Health focused Woman owned small businesses which are drawing interest of late.  Meet them here.

🔥 Hot Off The Presses – Announcements posted recently that are drawing interest:

• Tribility awarded $10M VA task to enhance financial transparency and compliance with the DATA Act
• Air Force selects Leidos to oversee its Advanced Battle Management System – Digital Infrastructure network
• APV Secures Multiyear Win of HHS ORIC Contract for IT Services

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🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• VA Sources Sought: Software Development Support
• MEDCOM RFI: Culture Assessment and Change Management
• USDA Solicitation: IT Support Services
• CISA Pre-Solicitation: Infrastructure Security IT Systems
• CISA: Award date for IT Security and Compliance Support Services (ITSCSS) RFP pushed to Q1 FY25
• DOI BIA RFI: Artificial Intelligence Tool for Indian Affairs Acquisition
• Federal Housing Finance Agency RFQ: Duty to Serve (DTS) Program Professional Services
• OPM Draft RFP: Retirement Benefit Calculation Service- FY25 – MRAS
• DoD RFQ: Advana Program Enterprise Data Engineering
• Navy ONR Pre-Solicitation: Tactical Combat and Electronic Warfare Systems Research and Development IDIQ
• Army RFI and Special Notice: Test Enterprise Network Modernization (TENM) and Industry Day Update

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