🔥199M VA TAPS/IRS ISS/CMS 508/SEC AIML/CDC VTrckS/OCC FMSSM/DOL OCFO IT/50M USAF Cloud CITI wins; DLA ServiceNow/Army CAPS2/NGA VERTEX IT Protest📰

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🐝The Morning Buzz:

• Does NITAAC still exist? Website and key tools go dark for CIO-SP3 / CIO-CS Acquisition shop
• Lack of IT acquisition SME Resources force $100+M Infrastructure Shared Services (ISS) recompete delay
• Former FDA CIO Vid Desai: The DOGE Overreach at HHS: A Misguided Swing Toward Efficiency
• Marcos Gonzalez: FAR 2.0 – See matrix of statutory and non-statutory FAR clauses, providing some clues about what may be included.
• Brooke Pierce: DOD CDAO has launched GIDE X, a new initiative designed to improve command-and-control (C2) capabilities
• Year-Long Breach at U.S. OCC Exposed Thousands of Emails, Sensitive Data
• GAO Wants 15% Budget Jump for Staff Adds, Fraud, Cyber Work
• US Navy HUBZone small businesses to know – Meet them here.

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

• DOI to use RPA for Contract Closeouts – Shares list of affected contracts
• Treasury plans to cut up to 50% of IRS enforcement staff, 20% of other components
• Interior fires senior leaders after fight over DOGE access to key payroll system
• DOJ Plans Sweeping Reorganization of ENRD
• FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations

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

🎉 Events to Get in on Now:

• Department of Veterans Affairs: WHATS NEXT!? Change = Opportunity
• Virtual DHS Masters Golf-Themed Networking Happy Hour with Monica Padron Harris and Infocap AI’s Nathaniel Palmer – Spots are Limited
• Missile Defense Summit being moved to later date and new location – watch for details

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

• Acting IRS chief set to leave following Treasury deal to share taxpayer data with ICE
• Commerce Dept taps Office of Solutions and Service Delivery (OSSD) leader
• Rob Turner takes position as Assistant Director at FBI over Security
• CMS Medicare Lead Meena Seshamani takes Secretary State of Maryland role
• DHS CISA Critical Infrastructure Partner Advisor takes a CEO role
• 22nd Century Technologies recruits GSA Solutions Dev leader and former DISA IT Chief
• Proven Growth and Technology Leader Brian Levine launches consultancy
• Melissa Myette takes position as Senior Vice President of Growth at Amivero

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• Not so fast on $50+M DHS OCIO Cybersecurity Governance & Compliance Services contract award decision
• The Silent Shred⚡– Today’s contract terminations at TSA, HHS/CDC AND SEC. See the List here.

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

• Protest Filed: US Army Communication and Planning Support 2
• Protest Filed: United States Coast Guard | TFC Consulting, Inc.
• Protest Dismissed: DLA J6 Enterprise Platform (ServiceNow) Support Services BPA
• Protest Withdrawn: NGA VERTEX IT Services (formerly MOJAVE FA3 Follow-On)

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⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• CMS: Sky Solutions lands Section 508 Compliance and Remediation Support contract
• VA: GovCIO scores $199M Technical Application Platform Services task win on Alliant 2
• VA inks $12.5M VCCM Task Order on SEWP
• CDC: CNI subsidiary adds Vaccine Tracking System (VTrckS) End User Support contract
• SEC: WOSB NumInformatics beats out 26 to win SEC AI/ML Support Services contract
• Treasury: SB beats out 11 to win OCC Financial Management Support Services & Maintenance (FMSSM) contract
• DOL: MindPetal led JV beats out 3 to win OCFO IT Support Services task on CIO-SP3 SB
• ED: Jazz Solutions lands Federal Enterprise Lifecycle Platform O&M support contract
• Federal Election Commission: Cybersec SME Assurit wins Vulnerability Management support contract
• CFPB: DataSource secures Personnel Security Program Support contract
• DHA: Venesco lands Quality Assurance Support task on OASIS
• State: Newly acquired Agile Defense subsidiary nabs $57M Open Source Intelligence Services contract
• USAF: RAFT scores $50M Cloud CITI Support Services task on DevSecOps BOA
• Navy: 5 awarded $399M NAVSPECWARCOM Enterprise Logistics and Knowledge-based Support IDIQ
• Navy: StraCon beats out 5 to win $111M NAVAIR PMA 299 PM Support Services task

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

• National Consulting Partners and Cogitativo JV awarded DOD AI Talent 2.0 BOA
• DocMe360 selected as part of team for the AI Talent 2.0 BOA On-Ramp
• Davidson Wins Position on $249M DOD AI Talent 2.0 Contract Vehicle
• vTech Solution adds Intent to Award from DC Department of Health Care Finance to Enhance Health Care Systems Cybersecurity Compliance

Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• FEMA Pre-Solicitation: $100+M Risk Analysis, Planning & Information Directorate (RAPID) IT O&M Support on 8(a) STARS III
• ICE Pre-Solicitation: Security Operations Center Network Mapping/Behavior Analysis/Intent-Based Networking Solution on SEWP
• ICE Pre-Solicitation Update: IT Training & Communication Services (ITaCS) to go out on CIO-SP3, not VETS 2
• VA cancels ICAMP Development and Technical Support requirement
• VA RFI: Human Centered Design Professional Support Services
• Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) RFP: Digitization Project
• DOD puts Missile Defense Agency IT Operations & Engineering Solutions (MIOES) on hold
• USAF RFI: Acquisition Due-In System (ADIS) & Contracting Information Database System
• Army RFI: Control Systems Governance Office (CSGO) Technical and Program Support
• Navy BAA: NAWCAD Webster Outlying Field Airborne Systems Integration (ASI) Division technology support

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