⚡IRS NMCC/DHS Portal/DHA Acq IDIQ/DoD CIO Cyber wins; CIO-SP3 SB/557M Census Cloud BPA/NASA IT BPA/48M USAF IT Cyber/10B GSA Polaris Protest Scoop🍦

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🎯 DHS CBP FY ’26 Recompetes: Two dozen expiring tasks expected to draw interest – Andrea shares this curated list of two dozen high-impact CBP recompete opportunities—designed to spark teaming conversations and help you capitalize on emerging cybersecurity and GovCon contracts amid administrative changes. More here.

🔥Podcast: SBA Reg Shakeups with Brad Reeves of Reeves GovCon Group – SBA regs dropped last December are still roiling the set-aside GovCon market. Some experts disagree on the regulations’ impact with most already in effect and certain M&A provisions set to take effect on January 17, 2026. Hear the experts decode the debate.

🐝The Morning Buzz:

• CMS posts Multi-Billion dollar Research, Measurement, Assessment, Design, and Analysis (RMADA) 3 IDIQ RFP
• Michael Barrera shares NASA SEWP VI extends deadline 19 minutes before due and “Not to be outdone” GSA extends Alliant 3
• M&A: Unanet Acquires Software Firm Contraqer to Help GovCons Identify and Win More Business
• Stephanie Geiger shares Key Takeaways from the 2025 National Small Business Conference
• National Institutes of Health focused 8(a) small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the NIH focused firms drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

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

• IRS expected to fire 6,700 employees beginning Thursday
• Independent agencies targeted by Trump’s latest executive order
• A Comprehensive Look at DOGE’s Firings and Layoffs So Far

⚙️ It’s all about Community: Resources Page for Affected Feds:

• Former CMS leaders launch Alumni Club for those seeking opportunities
• The Job Hopper posts Resource Page for Unemployed Federal Workers
• Katherine Tobin shares: a new Google tool to help you put your skills/passions to use elsewhere

Check out some of the other resource pages we captured so far here. Have more to add? Drop us a line at support@orangeslices.ai. 

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• Protestors Piling on $10B Polaris Small Business GWAC
• Green light for $557M Census Bureau On-Prem and Cloud Infrastructure Support BPA?!
• The Silent Shred – The latest contract terminations (partial or full) at USDA, Treasury, Census, CDC & FDA

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

• NASA Protest Filed: Information Technology Consulting (ITC) Services BPA
• NIH Protests Piling Up on C-118010-SB | ASSYST, Systems Plus, & Concept Plus
• US Air Force Protest Filed: AFNORTH AFSPACE Support Services Contract
• Protest Filed: $48M US Air Force OCIO Cybersecurity, IT Governance & Workforce Development
• Decision Released: US Space Force Financial Support Services protest denial

Been heads down working on a proposal? Track all the latest protest activity here.

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

• CMS adds Former FBI and Amazon Intelligence lead to drive Fraud Investigations
• E. Darlene Bullock (SES) retires as DHS OSDBU Executive Director
• VA Healthcare Executive, Innovator and Builder Hillary Pauline Peabody launches new LLC
• GSA SBIR/STTR Program Advisor Rodney Couick retires from Federal service
• FEMA taps Strategic Implementation Leader
• FBI lead Ambrosia Patterson named Huntsville Practice and Strategy Lead for Accenture
• Lockheed Martin recruits Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement
• Groundswell promotes former CDC SES Brad Weldon to Vice President
• Leidos names Jason Albanese chief growth officer, succeeding retiring Gerry Fasano
• Matt Nowak named Senior Director of Growth at Analytica
• IT Concepts recruits Nora Ellison from Deloitte to drive Business Development
• Navitas Welcomes Keith Walley as VP for Service Delivery
• Jason Hannah takes role as Vice President, Homeland Security & Public Safety at Peraton
• Brandon Utt Joins Aquia as Vice President of Business Development
• Jacqueline Duley promoted to Vice President of BD/Capture with Leidos
• Colossal recruits Larry Frazier from Iron Bow to serve as Senior VP of Growth & Strategy
• Paul Kim now Sales Enablement Director – Public Sector and Healthcare at CrowdStrike

🌟From Coast Guard to CEO: Navigating Changing Markets with Harkcon’s Kevin Harkins – This retired Coast Guard Officer and successful CEO shares insight from three decades of public and private sector experience, including advice on navigating change in the government contracting world and how small businesses can thrive in uncertain times. Listen here.

⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• IRS: AGovX beats out 14 to win $44.5M OCIO NMCC Operational Support task
• GSA: Intact Technology beats 5 for OCIO Workplace Reservation System support contract
• DHS: Trillion Technology Solutions wins S&T OIP Industry Partnerships Portal Development contract
• DHS: Additional Prime named / first task award on $200M ‘Stronger Borders, Stronger America’ outreach IDIQ
• VA inks $39M contract for Survey-Based Research Platform on SEWP
• FDA awards Bridge Laboratory Information Management System Support task to Precise
• FAA: Capital Group wins Configuration Management Support Services task on eFAST
• DoD: Booz Allen Hamilton wins a $44M CIO Cybersecurity Technical Support contract
• Air Force: HII subsidiary scores Rapid Analytic Deployment and Management Framework (RADMF) contract
• DOD: Agility Technologies wins National Defense University Student Information System (SIS) Support contract
• DLA: CACI awarded SPS Helpdesk Support Services task on JETS 2.0
• DHA Contract Award: $10M Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) Acq Staffing IDIQ
• Navy: Peraton awarded $38M Theater Mission Planning Center subsystems support task
• DISA awards Momentum On-Demand Release eFAS support (MORES) contract to CGI

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🎯Events and Updates: The Gov may be in quiet mode, but now is the time to get out and engage

• Women for Outreach and Leadership (WOL) Virtual Happy Hour series kicks off next week
• AFCEA NOVA Space Force IT Day 2025 🚀 Space Resilience
• 🎯Register now to celebrate at 2025 FXPElev8: Where Visionary Leadership Meets Operational Excellence – This landmark will serve as an exclusive gathering that brings together visionary leaders from top Federal organizations and cutting-edge industry technology partners. Details here.

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

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

• Tantus Technologies awarded GSA OASIS+ contract in the Management & Advisory domain
• iVision Consulting unveils new brand
• GoldenTech awarded position on Navy SeaPort contract
• Permion Listed in AWS “ICMP” for the US Federal Government
• Transformation Systems Inc launches brand refresh: New Look, Same Mission: TSi’s Next Chapter Begins

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DHS HQ Pre-Solicitation: Panama Case Management System (PCMS)
• CMS RFP: Research, Measurement, Assessment, Design, and Analysis (RMADA) 3 IDIQ
• NOAA RFI: NMFS Office of Law Enforcement Call Center Operation Services
• DOD RFP: Cost-of-Living (COLA) Data Collection and Analysis

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.