⚡450M LOC Agile/DHS Digitization/OASIS + SB/EPA PM/Army Cyber/337M MRO wins; HHS UC Portal/100M FEMA ISSO/89B NIH FFRDC/DEA ITSS/CIO-SP4 Protest 📰

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🍦Podcast: Leadership Lessons for Modernizing Public Service – Jordan Burris, VP & GM of Public Sector at Socure chats with Laura Bennett about Balancing Innovation & Security; Enabling Service Delivery for All; the Future of Tech in Government; and Driving Digital Transformation. Listen here. 

🐝The Morning Buzz:

• NITAAC granted time to address $50B CIO-SP4 GWAC Debacle Amid Mounting Issues
• Luke Nascimento: DOJ is seeking Enterprise Application Design and Development Services support – see some relevant small businesses on Arctas
• Stan Soloway: Buckle up: The acquisition ride is only going to get bumpier
• Sterling Whitehead: 18 month PALTs are normal in a lot of places for non-complex procurements. Culture is a big reason. Starting to think there should be cultural stigma/shame built into procurement culture.
• State Department focused women-owned small businesses to know – Meet the DOS focused firms drawing interest. See the list here.
• 🎯 DOJ FY ’26 Recompetes – Expiring tasks expected to draw interest – This curated list of recompete opps is designed to spark teaming conversation. Check it out here.

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

• Trump said he’d be ‘pretty satisfied’ with DOGE’s federal firings in the next few months
• Kristi Noem says she plans to ‘eliminate’ FEMA
• Trump Administration Takes DEI Battle to Federal Contractors

⚙️ It’s all about Community – Resources Page for Affected Feds and Industry: Check it out here.

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

• US Dept of Justice, Civil Division names new CIO
• SSA tech shop to be led by another DOGE associate
• DHS Branch Chief, Supervisory IT Specialist on the hunt for new role
• DOE Assistant IG For Cyber and Data Kshemendra Paul announces retirement
• USDA Chief Acquisition Program Management Division to exit
• GSA Client Exec (SES), Assisted Acquisition Services, Air Force/Space Force/Navy to retire
• OPM Dep Exec Dir Melvin Brown now an Independent Consultant at Contracting Administration Network International (CANI)
• David Ditka returning to Salesforce to support US Customs and Border Protection
• GDIT Taps Theresa Urban to Lead Assisted Acquisition COE
• iTech AG Announces Promotions of Samaria Crossdale and Colleen Pollock
• Red Team Welcomes Shannon Ripley as Director of Growth
• Trump taps ‘The DoddFather’ to oversee critical technologies at the Pentagon

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🔍 ⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• GAO sides with both challengers of $100M+ FEMA ISSO BPA
• Protest: $89B NIH NCI Federally Funded Research and Development Center contract award
• Third Protest Filed challenging DOJ DEA Information Technology Support Services action
• Protest Dismissed: HHS Unaccompanied Children (UC) Portal Management and Support
• Protest Dismissed: Department of State | 111119999 | Deloitte Consulting

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⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• Library of Congress: Two more awardees named to $450M Agile System Development Support Services IDIQ
• HHS IHS inks $86M InterSystems Software Licenses and Product Support task on CIO-CS
• CMS Contract Award: Independent Systems Acceptance and Verification for the Exchange (ISAVE) Bridge task
• GSA awards $20M Hale Bopp COMET program IT support bridge contract to Booz Allen
• EPA: Savan lands CUI and CBI Programs Project Management Services task on IMPSS
• USCIS: MaxiSoft scores Digitization support contract
• Post Protest, Q2 Impact adds Prime access on OASIS+ Total SB Set-Aside IDIQ
• US Coast Guard to award Field Activity Case Tracking System (FACTS) Sole Source to Hexagon Federal
• USAF: Accenture lands $337M Lifecycle Management Center MRO support contract
• Army: Peraton Labs nabs $21M Cyber Virtual Assured Network testbed services contract
• Army awards US Force Global (USFOR-G) Support Services contract to CACI
• Army NG: Tiber Creek wins $12M Fulltime Support Management Control System task
• Navy to award Maritime Maintenance Enterprise Solution program bridge contract

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• RMC Global Acquires Shearer and Associates, Inc., Expanding Expertise in Critical Infrastructure and Defense Solutions

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🎉 Events to get in on now:

• GovCIO: CyberScape Summit with DOD, FBI and State Dept.
• DHS Online Happy Hour sponsored by infocap.ai
• Ventura Defense Industry Forum (VDIF) – Strategic Alliance
• MDANext-Gen Missile Defense Summit – Engaging Non-Traditional & Traditional Firms
• US Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Advance Planning Briefing for Industry (APBI)

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📢 Most Viewed Comments:

• $50B CIO-SP4 GWAC Debacle Deepens – A billion? If this is not an example of inefficiency, what is? Read here.
• 🍊OS AI Premium: WOSB secures Prime spot on $25B CMS SPARC IDIQ – Won’t the GSA news eliminate any SPARC action? Read here.

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

• VIKINT Expands Global Reach with Newly Awarded GSA Contract
• ECS Joint Venture 1CyberForce Wins Spot On $20B Cybersecurity Vehicle
• Nemean Solutions awarded US Navy’s Marine Corps Security Force Battalion (MCSFBN) and Strategic Weapons Facility, Atlantic (SWFLANT) Support Contract
• Kentro Earns Prestigious 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplaces Award
• Karsun Solutions Receives CMMI Level 5 DEV Maturity Appraisal for the Third Time
• Viasat’s Advanced Data-at-Rest Encryption Solution Approved for NATO Classified Data
• Everfox Announces Strategic Partnership with Palantir to Enhance Joint Command and Control Capabilities

Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• USCG Pre-Solicitation: Regulatory Economic Analysis Support BPA
• FEMA Pre-Solicitation: $100+M Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Review Technical Support
• CBP RFI: HRM Relocation Resources Website/App Development
• AHRQ RFP: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey – Medical Provider Component (MEPS-MPC)
• Treasury RFI: Strategic and Operational Support of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund Programs
• Treasury Office of Information and Security RFI: Records Management App Using AI
• Administrative Offices of the Courts RFI: Independent Assessment of Cloud-Based Application Design
• DTRA Draft RFP: Onsite Inspection and Building Partner Capacity Directorate, Building Partner Capacity Department IDIQ
• Army RFI: Information System Operation Services Support (ISOSS)
• US Air Force RFI: GARDEM 2 R&D, software enhancement, and O&M activities
• US Air Force RFI: Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC) IT Services (JITS) IDIQ

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