⚡156M VA IETSS/49M USDA PM BPA/IRS CSS/Navy Dev wins; CMS/CIO-SP3 SB/USAF/USAID Data Protest Scoop🍦; USDA/Education Contract Terminations, VA Next?

🌟The Peel Podcast: Zenith Awards Gala Preview: A Night of Excellence & Collaboration – Shelley McGuire and Krista Yager dive into the excitement surrounding the upcoming gala, the importance of government-industry collaboration, Krista’s new role at Peraton, and the future of health IT, AI-driven government efficiencies. Listen here.

💲#DOGE Scoop – Avert your eyes if you don’t want to watch – we get it

• White House Fact Sheet: New Administration Eliminates the Federal Executive Institute
• Elon Musk’s DOGE team has now arrived and looking for opportunities at VA
• To be held today: Rally to Protect NOAA Staff and Vital Early Warning Systems
• DOGE deputies land at State Department tech bureau with USAID emails
• What Federal Agencies Has Elon Musk’s DOGE Gotten Into?
• Judge blocks Trump buyout offer to federal workers
• USAID staff still put on administrative leave in violation of Friday’s TRO from Federal judge

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The Juice🥤: These firms and agencies are gearing up to make big impact in 2025 and beyond:

• DHS CISA Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan exits, launches consultancy
• On the heels of several big wins, Sprezzatura names Michael Yaroschuk as CEO
• Four Inc. Appoints Executive Vice Chair and President/CEO to Drive Next Phase of Growth
• Michael Croll takes position as Senior VP, U.S. Federal Market at Riverbed Technology
• DOMA Technologies/Livanta recruits seasoned industry leader Mark Thielen to drive Capture
• HUNATEK recruits Lance Rebels to drive Business Development
• PsiQuantum recruits Kevin Cronk as Vice President – Federal Civilian Business Development
• Finch AI recruits Carolyn Hyde as VP Business Development & Strategic Partnerships

⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• NIH Protest Filed: National Institutes of Health | C-118010-SB | ASSYST, Inc.
• CMS: One Protest Dismissed, New Protest Filed for RFQ-1738484 | Hendall & RELI
• USAID Protest Dismissed: $23M Data-Driven Collaborating, Learning and Adapting Services Activity award
• New Protest Filed: Department of the Air Force Solicitation Number FA800325R0006 – in the folder

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⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• VA: PSI wins $156M Independent Enterprise Testing and Support Services support contract
• USDA: Flatter plus two win $49M Organizational Analysis and Program Management BPA
• Treasury Contract Award: Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) AI for Data Analytics
• Treasury: The C.A.S.E. Engineering Group awarded IRS OCIO CSS Recompete
• NIH Contract Award: Colocation Services bridge
• DoD: Network Runners beats out 18 to win Defense Security Service Admin Services task
• Army: FedWriters beats out 2 to win Media Specialist Services Support contract
• Navy: SPN Solutions beats out 5 for IT Infrastructure Data Architect and Software Development contract
• Army: Ethic Tech awarded Operations & Maintenance Service Center support contract
• DISA: Vinsys scores IBM Cognos Support contract

🔍Looking for a specific award or other news? Check out OS’s Advanced Search Function here Did we miss highlighting your key win? Message us at support@orangeslices.ai.

🐝The Morning Buzz:

• Monica Padron Harris shared: Please don’t forget to take the survey for the DHS USCIS Industry Day
• Ibility supporting VA Vet Resources Community Network (VRCN)’s Catalyst Award – Applications Open
• Seeking your next role?
  • Rapidly emerging Federal Health leader ICA seeks leader to drive Capture Management
  • Tantus is on the hunt for an Account Director to expand HHS footprint and support existing NIH team
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention focused 8(a) small businesses to know – Here we spotlight those firms drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

🎯Events and Updates:

• Not going to HIMSS? – Local AMSUS – Society of Federal Health Professionals show will draw a crowd
• VA TAC, OI&T, FSC host Austin, TX Roadshow – Attending the Road Show? You can also mix and mingle the evening before at a VA Happy Hour hosted by Melinda Pitchford and Eric Gonzales. Details on both here.

🚀 OS AI launched a new GovCon Events Calendar! – Track More Federal GovCon Events Here.

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

• CORMAC awarded CMS QMIR II project
• Zenius Corporation Announces Dr. Corinna Balderramos Robinson to their Board of Advisors
• SAS Viya brings AI and analytics to US Government with FedRAMP authorization

📢 Most Viewed Comment:

• Re: OTHSolutions – Over the years, OTHSolutions has consistently shown me how they value me as an employee and as a person…continued trust, guidance, and commitment to growth… More here.

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• ICE Pre-Solicitation: T3ILU Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) Network and Intercept Operation Support Services (CNIOSS)
• CBP Pre-Solicitation: CSPD Cargo Systems Applications Acquisition Management Support
• VA posts Software Development Support RFQ to GSA MAS
• State Department RFI: Unified Platform for Data Analytics, Security, and Monitoring
• DOC NTIA RFI: First Responder Network Authority Records Management Application (RMA)
• Air Force Pre-Solicitation: Synopsis for Implementation of Advanced Government Simulation Capabilities
• US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) RFP: Civil Works Business Intelligence RMF Continuous Monitoring

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Magpie Health Analytics: Telling Stories, Connecting Data, & Building Trust to Transform Healthcare – Looking back on a decade’s worth of experience focused on CMS, Bil Westerfield shares some insight into how this team has become a trusted advisor and partner, advice for others who may wish to follow suit, and what’s ahead for this growing firm as it looks to expand its reach, and relationships. Read on here.

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