⚡POLARIS Trouble; 317M VA TSS 2/CMS CERT AC/USAF DIBBS wins!; Ex-DHS & NIH/OPM/VA IT Exec Moves; GSA kills WRS contract; T4NG2/USDA WIC/DOJ Protest 📰

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🐝The Morning Buzz:

• Not so Fast! Post-Award Protests Filed on $10B Polaris GWAC Small Business Pool
• CMS January Opp Forecast is out – Cloud RMS/ICAM/Data Collection System/HIOS/HITECH Opps Added
• USCG C5ISC to host Reverse Industry Day
• Customs and Border Protection focused small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the CBP focused small businesses which are drawing interest of late. Meet them here.
• 🌟The Peel Podcast: Strategies for small businesses working with larges – Shelley McGuire interviews Lisa Rosenthal, VP of BD at OptumServe, discussing the importance of strategic collaboration, especially within the CMS space, between large and small partners, and the values that lead to successful partnerships. Listen here.

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• VA said to be on schedule to address T4NG2 concerns!?
• GSA kills off contract for Cloud Based Workplace Reservation System – New award coming soon?

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

• OPM CIO Cavallo retiring after 23 years in government
• Former DHS CIO John Zangardi is now Founder/CEO at Mirtillo Consulting, a digital transformation focused consulting firm
• VA taps Acting Executive Director, Financial Services Center, Financial Technology Service
• Former NIH NCI CBIIIT Director Dwayne Forquer takes COO role with Essex
• Paul Dillahay takes position as Chief Executive Officer at Lentech
• David Simon takes new challenge as Founder & CEO of Inonde
• On the heels of several big wins, TCG names Michael Drescher Chief Growth Officer
• Caroline Devlin promoted to Vice President of Capture at Pivotal IT Services
• Keith Howard promoted to General Manager, Federal with Pryon
• Federal Growth Leader William Bal founds Aura Digital
• Troy Grubbs is now Vice President driving Federal Sales at BeyondTrust
• SAIC recruits Raquel Morgan from Guidehouse to serve as Managing Director – Strategy & Digital Transformation
• GDIT recruits Michael Perro to be VP Capture Excellence, Intelligence/Homeland Security
• Salesforce recruits Jenny Stephens Webb from Deltek to serve as Sr. Strategic leader for Aerospace & Defense
• Bixal recruits Jon Carr to serve as Sr Vice President, Strategic Growth
• DCCA recruits Matthew Johnson from GDIT to serve as Chief Growth Officer

⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• VA Protest Withdrawn: Solicitation Number RFQ-1702252 | RMA Associates, LLC
• USDA: Protest Dismissed (again) on WIC Food Delivery Portal support task
• DOL: Second Protest Filed: $60+M multiple-award ETA Education, Outreach, Analysis BPA
• DOJ Protest Filed: Justice Management Division Solicitation Number 15JPSS24QPZM00009 | Deloitte Consulting
• Navy Protest Dismissed: Center for High Performance Computing R&D, Engineering, Technical & Transition Support IDIQ

⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• CMS: Williams Consulting adds another win, to serve as CERT Accuracy Contractor
• VA: Booz Allen Hamilton beats 7 for $317M Transformation Support Services 2.0 contract
• DHA: Edera L3C beats out 2 to win PEO DHMS Workforce 3.0 Transformation and Services Task Order
• USAF: DecisionPoint beats out 11 to win $45M Cyberspace Threat Analysis Support task
• USAF: Advisory Technical Consultants (ATC) beats out 3 to win $13M SAF CIO A6 Support Services task
• USAF: Fraym leverages SBIR Phase III to secure $78M IDIQ contract for AI-Derived Global Sentiment Data Product
• USAF: Skylight leverages SBIR III Program to add $48M Simple Report and Data Integration Building Blocks (DIBBS) task
• USAF: Accenture awarded (AF/A8) long-range budget and resource planning support task
• USAF: Laulima Systems wins Secure TM EQDR Software Development and Support IDIQ HUBZone Sole Source
• Army: Chenega subsidiary awarded NGB J1 Strategic Governance and Policy Support Services contract
• Army: IGH beats out 12 to win US Army National Guard Employment Enhancement Program support contract
• DLA: Trust Consulting Services scores S/4 HANA Business Process Changes contract
• DLA: ONYX Strategic Solutions adds SB Office and J7 Support Services contract
• USAF: A1FED and NetImpact JV beats out 24 to win Medical Ops Agency (AFMOA) Web App Dev task on 8(a) STARS III
• Army: GCubed scores Center for Army Analysis IT Network Support Services task
• US Army: Areli beats out 3 to win Geospatial Center Data Support Services contract
• US Navy: IntelliSys Solutions Group beats out 5 to win Administrative and Business Support task on SeaPort NxG
• State Dept: Cadmus wins $30M U.S. APEC-RISE Support Services contract
• FAA: SDVOSB BMS wins Office of Strategic Management Administrative Support task
• NIH: WOSB From The Lab Bench beats out 2 to win Science and Health Communication Consulting Services contract
• DOI: IBM wins Budget and Reporting Systems (BARS) task on Foundation Cloud Hosting Services (FCHS2) IDIQ
• DOE: To allow time for competitive acquisition, agency intends to add $425M to NETL Research Support contract

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• 🍊OS AI Premium: VA said to be on schedule to address T4NG2 concerns – An optimistic read has this getting finalized by late Summer [if everything goes perfectly], but I don’t think any tasks will be released until FY 2026. Read here.
• Re: AttainX – AttainX prides itself on being nimble and innovative, providing strong support to our employees, and responding quickly to the needs of our government partners… (including finding creative and proactive ways to staff contracts quickly while bringing together the best interests of the client and staff)… More here.

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

• Empower AI Awarded U.S. Army Task Order to Modernize Health Networks
• CivicActions to continue supporting VA with the Drupal Content Management System (CMS) powering VA.gov
• Maximus Wins Contracts to Continue Medical Disability Exam Services for Veterans
• Veterans Benefits Administration awards medical disability examination services contract to Leidos QTC Health Services
• Red Carrot awarded a contract on the SeaPort-NxG vehicle

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DHS Presolicitation: OCFO Resource Management Transformation (RMT) Data Strategy & Governance Implementation
• DHS RFI: ICE OCIO Adobe Design and Development Form Services
• NIH ARPA-H Solicitation: Innovative Solutions Opening supporting Emerging Health Innovators (EHI) Initiative / Proposer’s Day
• State Department RFP: Global Advisory IDIQ – Advisory and Technical, Training, Mentoring, and Monitoring Support 
• ED RFI: Technical, Administrative, and Program Assessment Support (TAPAS) for the IES Research Centers
• NASA RFI: Occupational Health Contract III (NOHC III)
• DOD HQ RFI: Continuous Process Improvement Support Services
• DISA RFI: Operations and Strategic Support
• Army RFI: JARVISS
• USAF seeks contract vehicle input for Financial Improvement & Audit Remediation (FIAR) Support Follow-on
• USAF RFI: Comprehensive Cost and Requirements (CCaR) System Support
• Secretary of the Air Force Office of Business Transformation (SAF/MG) RFI:  Professional Support Services