⚡CIO-SP4 sinking; DHS PMSS/IRS NMCC/NOAA ITS/2.5B USSF Hemisphere Protest📰; 75M GSA PMSS/CDC NCEZID IT/SEC WebApps/VA JCARR/100M DoD CDAO EDIS wins🎉

🚨CMS December Opp Forecast is out – Cloud Tools, Program Integrity, Web CMS & Help Desk Opps Added – Here OS AI shares several opps added and other changes to the list. Details here.

🌟Elev8 GovCon Spotlight: Fedstack – High-Potential Individuals, Integrity and Growing its Tiers of Solutions – What does it take to make the list as an Elev8 GovCon Honoree? How do you grow success, expand tiers of solutions, all while doing it with the right internal culture, the right talent, and the right partners? Read on here.

🐝Your Morning Buzz:

• Sinking Ship: NITAAC Director exits, takes new role with HHS HRSA as $50B CIO-SP4 GWAC struggles to stay afloat
• As the Acquisition World Turns: OFPP turns heat up on primes
• Air Force Moving Forward With new Office for OT Cyber Resiliency
• VA OIG: Staff Incorrectly Processed Claims When Denying Veterans’ Benefits for Presumptive Disabilities Under the PACT Act
• Technology Modernization Fund announces investments modernizing federal retirement and immigration systems
• ZeroFox Announces Divestment of Subsidiary IDX to Kingswood

The Juice🥤: Big Investments do not guarantee Big results, but they do signify intent! Some leaders set to make an impact in 2025:

• HHS taps Erin Meter as Executive Officer, Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy
• CDC recruits a Data Platform/Products SME to drive Actionable Data Branch
• US Air Force names Digital Transformation Officer for Enterprise Data Services Operations and Strategy (SAF/CNDS)
• GSA Innovation leader takes position as Program Executive for Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing at NASA
• NSF SBIR/STTR program welcomes Barbara Timm-Brock as section head
• Accenture promotes Digital Transformation and Technology Strategy SME Aditya Shah to Managing Director
• Don Shea takes role as Senior Vice President at Cognitive Medical Systems
• CGI recruits longtime US Coast Guard/DHA/DoD Contracting leader and strategist Eric Thaxton
• IntelliBridge recruits DHS Industry SME Paul Patelunas to drive Business Development

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⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• CBP Fresh Protest Filed: $39M Program, Project and Mission Support Services (PMSS)
• CISA Protest Dismissed: $10M Internal Controls Support task
• IRS Protest Withdrawn: Network Management Control Center (NMCC) IT and Operational Support Service
• NOAA Protest Denied: NOS and NCCOS Infrastructure & IT Services BPA
• US Space Force Protest: $2.5B SSC Hemisphere Advisory and Assistance Services IDIQ
• US Air Force: Fresh Protest Filed on $3.75B Defense Air Force Strategic Transformation Support (DAFSTS II) IDIQ
• US Army Protest Dismissed: $1.7B Egress Security Cooperation SC and Foreign Military Sales FMS Support task
• DoD Decision Released: NSIN Intelligence and Cyber Operations Solutions and Services protest denial

⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• GSA: Awardees being named to $75M PBS-ITS Project Management Support Services BPA
• SEC: Nava wins $14M Secure Enterprise Websites and Web Applications support task on Digital Services BPA
• USAID: Two more awardees named to $5B Support Which Implements Fast Transition (SWIFT) 6 IDIQ
• CDC: Deloitte wins $56M NCEZID IT Services 3.0 task on Alliant 2
• NIH: More awardees added to list of Primes for $100M Conference, Administrative and Travel Services IV (NIHCATS IV) IDIQ
• VA: SDVOSB beats out two to win JC Accreditation Readiness Reviews support contract
• DHA to award bridge PEO DHMS Enterprise Support Services (ESS) and Software Applications support contract
• FEMA: OCT Consulting awarded $34 Contract Closeout Support Services contract
• DoD: Dark Wolf Solutions scores $47M USCYBERCOM SBIR Phase III support contract
• DoD: Anduril Industries scores $100M Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office Edge Data Integration Services OTA
• DLA: Nationwide IT Services adds Prime spot on $12B J-6 Enterprise Technology Services (JETS) 2.0 IDIQ
• Navy: ODME Solutions wins Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Office of Public and Congressional Affairs Division support task
• Navy: G2 Software Systems scores Rapid Response and Integration (R2I) Software Product Development Support task
• DISA to award Momentum On-Demand Release Enterprise Financial Account System (eFAS) support (MORES) contract to CGI

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🚨Four Events to Get in on Now:

• Reminder: U.S. Department of State’s Global Acquisition Virtual Industry Day is almost here
• USAID announces Pre-Solicitation Conference (GSA MAS SBs) for Analytical Services V
• 📆The Webinar is today: Ready, Set, OASIS+! 🎉Join OS AI for a free lunchtime Q&A session with Katie Helwig, CEO of Mild Red and a GSA OASIS+ SME, as we dive into the first steps every new OASIS+ Prime should take for success. Notices to Proceed are just weeks away – make sure you are ready to hit the ground running! Event details here.
• Vanguard FedCiv 250 – Kick off 2025 with this premier event that highlights the most impactful IT and consulting firms shaping federal missions. This gathering will feature dynamic panels with Acquisition Leaders, Federal CTOs, and industry disruptors, sharing insights on emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities for FY25. Details here.   

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🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest

• CBP Forecast: Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Acquisition
• DHA RFI: Professional Services supporting LabVantage Laboratory Information Management Software
• DOD Education Activity (DoDEA) RFI: Student Activity Funds Accounting Solution
• DLA RFI: Defense Automatic Addressing System (DAAS) Modernized Message and Transaction Processing
• Army Sources Sought: CRS(I) Software Sustainment Contract
• Army National Guard Bureau (NGB) Sources Sought: Office of Protocol Events Management Services
• US Air Force seeking Microsoft Dataverse & Power Apps Subject Matter Expertise