⚡55M CMS/DOS ServiceNow/FAA PM/NARA & DoD SBIR III wins; 50M DHS CyberSec/200M USAF CSS Protest 📰; HHS (FDA/CMS/NIH/CDC) RIFs/ FDA awards targeted🎯

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🐝The Morning Buzz:

• RFK Jr.’s HHS layoffs begin; thousands of FDA, CDC workers axed | Former CMS Exec Jeff Grant ponders What happens next at HHS with a quarter of the workforce gone?
• Trevor Skelly: GSA consolidation of contracting actions is well underway – notices going to contractors – expect to see new COs AND new CORs
• Adam McNair: Stop telling me they like you. Delivery in the era of DOGE
• Tris Carpenter: Shredding the FY 2025 NDAA and March 28th Continuing Appropriations Act, indicates SmallBiz opportunity areas
• New EO: Establishing the United States Investment Accelerator| White House Wraps CHIPS Office Into New US ‘Investment Accelerator’
• GSA MAS Overhaul Impacts IT Contracting, Adds AI and Cloud Categories
• AI agent from Cypher to be added to Army infantry division tactical environment
• Meet the Federal IT and Consulting Firms noted by Inc. as Growth Champions of the Mid-Atlantic Region
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services focused HUBZone small businesses to know – Meet them here.
• 🚀This DLA JETS List of FY 2026 Expiring Tasks is designed to spark teaming conversation. Check it out here.

🌟ICYMI: Recent M&A News:

• Poarch Creek Indians’ PCI Federal Acquires SuprTEK
• Allocore Agrees to Acquire RiverNorth, Strengthening Federal Loan, Grant, & Fraud Prevention Technology Platforms
• Radiance Technologies Strengthens Innovation Capability with Strategic Acquisition of Phased n Research

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

• President Trump Ends Collective Bargaining for Majority of Federal Government
• Mass layoffs are underway at the nation’s public health agencies | HHS employees learn of layoffs when ID badges stop working
• As RIFs get underway, several agencies renew deferred resignation offers
• DOD’s deferred resignation program to be offered April 7-14

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

• Partnership for Public Service launches FedSupport, a centralized hub that provides critical resources to current and former federal employees

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

• Senate Confirms Lawrence as VA Deputy, EHRM Boss
• Now newly departed FDA CIO Vid Desai shares open letter
• Coforma re-adds seasoned CMS Product Leader
• Brigitte Custer Joins Unissant as VP, Strategy and Solutions, Strengthening National Security Focus
• Databricks recruits former AWS Growth lead and VA CO Travis Gibbons as new Fed Health Enterprise Account Executive
• Other industry Growth leaders taking new roles: Cora Murphy now VP at BAH | Jennifer Ott to drive FedCiv success with HPE | CTIS adds Mehul Shah | DCS Corp recruits Tanya Bassett | ManTech promotes Eric Mellinger

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• The Silent Shred⚡– Today’s contract terminations at USPTO, DHS, IRS and major action at FDA. See the List here.

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

• DHS Protest: $18M ICE Cyber Crimes Center (C3) CSEA Know2Protect Outreach contract
• Fresh Protest Filed challenging $50+M DHS OCIO Cybersecurity Governance & Compliance Services contract award decision
• US Air Force Protest Withdrawn: $200M Advanced Systems and Development Directorate Command Staff Support (CSS)
• DHS Decision Released: FirstSource III Software and ITVAR Solicitation protest denial

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⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• CMS: Booz Allen Hamilton beats out 2 to land $55M support contract
• NARA: Skylight leverages SBIR Phase III to win $30M Presidential Electronic Records Migration Activities (PERMA) IDIQ
• FAA: NIRA lands Acquisition, Program Management and Information Systems support IDIQ
• DOS: ICF awarded ServiceNow development/business process/form automation contract
• State Dept FSI inks $53M Salesforce Licensing and Support task on NASA SEWP
• DOJ Contract Award: DEA OIS AGEO
• NIH: Axle Informatics secures NIAID DIR Professional, Scientific, &Technical Support task
• DoD: Sourceree beats out 2 to win Office Assistant Secretary Defense Readiness (OASDR) Front Office Support task
• DOD Contract Award: $12.2B National Security Advanced Technology Rapid Prototyping and R&D FFRDC IDIQ
• 🚀Onebrief, a rapidly emerging Military Staff workflows and collaboration software platform adds SBIR III task win

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🎉 Events and Updates:

• Get ’em while they’re hot IGNITE ’25: Speakers confirmed for VHA, VA, NIH, DHA, DOE, Army, Space Force, Air Force Research Laboratory
• CDAO Fed Ready Summit
• USAF SAF/FMB Support Services Follow-on Open Session Day and one-on-one sessions

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

• Aquia Nava II LLC Named Prime Awardee on VA’s $42.7M Disability Benefits Crew Contract
• IronArch Technology and Ad Hoc JV awarded VA.gov Transition Experience contract
• Agile Defense Announces Partnership with Second Front to Boost AI-Enabled Workforce Transformation
• Revolutionizing Drug Detection: Hiive Health and Safe Health Systems Launch Powder Tracer Technology to Combat Fentanyl Crisis
• Ascolta Awarded Spot on Prestigious AI Talent 2.0 Vehicle to Enhance DoD’s AI Capabilities

Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• USCG Forecast: Intermediary Application (iApp) and COMSEC Account Manager (CAM) Technical Support on VETS 2
• VA RFI: Community Care Clinical Review Tool (CRT)
• VA RFQ: Inventory Management System for the All-Hazards Emergency Cache Program
• IRS RFI: Taxpayer Digital Communications (TDC) Support Services
• DOE RFI: NNSA Program Management Information System NA-11
• Army RFI: Base Realignment and Closure Financial Module (BRAC FM)
• Army RFI: Persistent Cyber Training Environment-Cyber Range Development Software Application Project

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