1.9B IRS EPPIS/CDC ITS 3.0/CBP ETM/CMS PAP Data/VA VECTOR/USDA DS wins; DoD’s new 50+B PS IDIQ; FBI CJIS IT Protest🔥heats up; 12 top ’25 DHS ICE Opps

🐝 The Buzz: OS AI Bringing the Good Stuff:

• Summer Insights on the August CMS Forecast 🏖 : JR Glass and Ali Steer may be at the beach, but this duo took time away from the rays to connect with industry Growth SME Robert Hicks to look at the latest CMS forecast Listen here.
• US Army announces 📢 new $50B+ Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services (MAPS) contract (merging ITES-3S and RS3) AND planned Industry Day. More here.
• 2025 Promises to be busy🔍: Get Ahead: 12 DHS ICE Opportunities and RFPs expected to draw interest in 2025
• OS AI Engage FedGov Event🌟: HUD FDIC, DHS, CMS and NOAA set to speak at AI, Automation, Acquisition, Data and Digital Transformation event – Hosted at the Univ of Maryland. Details here.
• Savvier firms may influence who applies for this FDIC Deputy CIO, Tech & CTO role
• US Coast Guard focused 8(a) small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the USCG focused 8(a) small businesses which are drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

The Juice🥤: Big Investments do not guarantee Big results, but they do signify intent! Here are several Federal and Industry leaders who are set to make an impact in the second half of 2024:

• IRS taps Section Chief to drive IT Products and Services acquisition planning
• Paradyme recruits Retired FBI Senior Exec and Law Enforcement sector BD SME Sean Cox
• Scott Rice named Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) with STI-TEC
• Joseph Bartasius USA (ret.) recruited to serve as Chief Growth Officer at DSA
• Gregory Krupkin joins TRM Labs to drive Law Enforcement (DOJ and FBI) sales
• Smoothstack adds Experienced Leaders to Federal Practice as Sr. VPs – Sullivan and Base
• VA/MHS Industry leader Steven Schliesman now President/COO of EMH Government Solutions
• Peraton appoints Amy Rall as President of Citizen Security and Public Services Sector

⚖ GAO and the Courts. Some of the latest Protest Action:

• A new challenger enters the mix on FBI CJIS Digital and IT Services protest (again)
• Decision released: DOE National Training Center management and operations protest

Health IT Summit – Federal health IT leaders from VA, NIH, CMS, ARPA-H, CDC, HHS, NSF and FEHRM will discuss the latest developments in public health through topics such as EHR modernization, emerging tech investments, data interoperability and more. Details here.  

⚡Contract Award Actions: 

• Contract Award: $1.9B IRS Enterprise Program Project Integration Services (EPPIS) BPA
• Octo Metric JV adds Treasury Dept EDM Business Intelligence Support task
• Contract Award: DHS CBP Emerging Technology Monitoring and Support Services
• SDVOSB scores new FEMA GIS Surge BPA win
• Contract Award: $58M CDC IT Services 3.0
• Contract Award: CDC Vaccine Code Set Management Services (VCSMS) O&M
• K.L. Scott wins CDC OHE Strategic Planning Services contract
• Highflying MakNuAx JV notches another win, adds USDA Depot Support contract
• Swingtech led JV wins $12M CMS Post-Acute Program Analytics & Outreach task on GSA OASIS
• Tenacity Solutions add VA VECTOR task win
• Contract Award: $20M HHS ACF Technical Assistance for LGBTQIA2S+ Child Welfare Services
• Two gain Prime access to $1B Federal Aviation Administration eFAST BPA
• FBI to award Program Support Services sole source contract
• Contract Award: $39M Navy CAC2S Software Sustainment

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

• NASA Awards TRAX $265M Goddard Logistics Services Contract
• ManTech Announces Federal Civilian Advisory Board
• Heartland Consulting Awarded COOP Contract for USDA Continuity and Planning Division (CPD)

📢 Most Viewed Comments:

• RE: CMS focused 8(a) small businesses to know – Thanks! Honored to be mentioned. More here.
• RE: Protest Filed: DHS FEMA Solicitation # 70FA4024R00000003 – Enterprise Acquisition Support Services and Acquisition Support Services More here.

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• FEMA Pre-Solicitation: Enterprise Architecture Technology Innovation Professional Services
• DHS USCIS Pre-Solicitation: Senzing AI software for entity resolution
• DHS USCIS Pre-Solicitation: Artificial Intelligence Gateway Software- LASSO
• NOAA NESDIS RFI: Office of Systems Architecture & Engineering User Testing Service
• USAF RFI: Executive Airlift Management System (EAMS) Scheduling Cloud Application
• USAF RFI: AFLCMC/HNI Monitoring Solution for Network, Systems, and App Performance Visibility

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