🔥60.7B T4NG2/USDA CTO/USAF DAFSATS III/IRS SCaaS News📰; USCG NMCM & VTS/NIH MPP Dev/DOC Cybersec PM/USAF SpRCO/615M NGA GCX IDIQ wins; USDA/VA moves

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🐝The Morning Buzz:

• More Prime awardees being named to $60.7B VA T4NG2 IDIQ 
• 🚀This list of CIO-SP3 SB Expiring Tasks Expected to Draw Interest in FY 2026 is designed to spark teaming conversation. See the list here.
• USAF cancels Strategic Transformation Support (DAFSTS II) Follow-on RFP – FA701423R0019
• GAO.gov website sees extended and broad outage
• #DOGE – Contracts terminated yesterday at FAA, State, NOAA and USDA FS OCTO and Contract Cancellation Reports Updated Today: USDA, HHS, DHS, Treasury and VA
• Army Contracting Command shares Commercial Solutions Opening to establish streamlined vehicle to award innovative C2 capability and functionality
• Tris Carpenter: The Research Advancing to Market Production (RAMP) for Innovators Act was introduced to help SB providers commercialize innovative technologies
• IRS posts sole source J&A for $142M Scanning as a Service and Digitalization bridge award as it preps for NextGen SCaaS competition
• Katey Grogan details new GSA OneGov Strategy for how IT is acquired/managed (starting with enterprise software) and GSA inks deal with Salesforce to lower price of Slack by 90%
• Sudhanva shares early version of new BidCapture tool – seeks feedback and help shaping where it goes
• Defense Health Agency focused Service-Disabled Veteran-owned small businesses to know – Meet them here. 

🚀 Here we Go! Nominations are now open for the 2026 Elev8 GovCon awards recognizing government contracting companies that excel in solutions, culture, and #DoingItTheRightWay. More here. #Elev8GovCon

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

• Tony Brannum takes role as USDA Chief Information Security Officer
• VA VHA Innovators Network Leader Allison Amrhein exits
• USAID CISO Bill Morgan on the hunt for a new role
• Recent Navy eCRM and HR Innovation lead Adam Diaz part of 200 person Navy HR Transformation team RIF’d – seeks new opportunity
• J29 Welcomes Dion Trahan as Vice President of Growth
• eTelligent adds John Konisiewicz as Executive VP of Growth
• Lisa Tompkins-Brown promoted to President at Tenacity Solutions
• and several Growth-Minded Execs take on new challenges: DLH taps Nina O’Loughlin as VP of Pricing and Competitive Intelligence | Lori Shaw to drive Capture at DMI | Frenki Kozeli promoted to new Growth role at Chemonics International | Gregg Greenfield now Chief Growth Officer role at Goldschmitt | Sean Ervin now Senior Managing Director at Guidepost Solutions | John Durastanti to lead DOJ Practice at Catapult GP | Global Dynamics adds Capture and Proposal SME Robyn Reddy

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