100M DHS ISSO/IRS DSS BPA/DHA CDS/EPA BFS IT Protest📰; HHS ACF Reorg; USPTO ESPC/CBP FSD/DISA Bot Dev/Navy Pred Analytics wins; OASIS+ Tips Replay

🐝Your Morning Buzz:

• HHS ACF to reorganize OPRE, creating new Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) and an Office of the Chief Data Officer (OCDO)
• Tris Carpenter shared: DHS ESDO shared draft RFQ for $640M Architecture, Development, and Platform Technical Services (ADaPTS) multiple-award BPA
• DOT seeking ACIO for Innovation and Emerging Technology/Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
• M&A: Delta Solutions & Strategies acquired by Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation as part of the Bowhead Family of Companies

🚨 Activate, Align, Succeed: OASIS+ Success Starts Here – Missed the live Q&A with GSA expert Katie Helwig? We’ve Got You Covered! Catch the full replay now and get the insider tips you need to hit the ground running in 2025! 🎯 Watch here.

📢 AND, The OASIS+ conversation continues during the in-person 2025 GovCon Vanguard 250 FedCiv event on 13 January in Reston. GSA OASIS+ Program Manager William Niess joins Katie to discuss strategic game plays to maximize ROI on the GWAC. Top IT leaders from multiple agencies are scheduled to speak, making this a must-attend event. Register before 13 December to grab the $99 early bird rate. Details here.

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

• OPM taps Acting Associate Chief Information Officer RMO
• US Army CECOM taps new Chief Data Analytics Officer
• Air Force taps Cropsey to lead new information dominance center
• DHA welcomes Edward Dieser as Director of Public Health
• Edgewater Appoints Tom Ferrando as Chief Executive Officer
• ITC announces multiple new key senior leaders – Twarek, West, Becker, O’Day
• Guidehouse Appoints New Leaders to Support Next Phase of Growth – Saad and Ricci
• Inder Singh steps into role of Chief Growth Officer (CGO) at Digital Charter

⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• FEMA: New award. New Protest Filed on $100M+ Information System Security Officer (ISSO) BPA
• IRS Protest Dismissed: Digital Support Services BPA
• EPA Protest Denied: $18M OCFO Budget Formulation System IT Support contract
• DHA Protest Denied: Defense Health Agency Clinical Decision Support Tool
• Decision Released: CBP IT Technology Management Services protest denial

🌟The Peel Podcast- 🚀 Big Moves, Big Impact: Navigating the Digital Shift with A-TEK’s CTO and CSO – A-TEK is doubling down with major investments and strategic hires to help Federal agencies thrive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. In The Peel, David Blackburn talks with A-TEK’s Crystal Hair, and Reuben Maher about the transformative role of technologies like generative AI in modernization. From advancing to “Digital 2.0” (and prepping for 3.0!) to upskilling teams and driving innovation, they’re paving the way for smarter, secure, and people-centric solutions. Listen here.

⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• USPTO: Accenture beats out two to win $22M Enterprise Search Product Components IT Support task on Alliant 2
• IRS: Accenture beats out two to win OCFO Strategic Plan Support task
• CBP: In advance of RFP release on STARS III, OIT extends current Field Support Directorate support contract
• Navy: Recently acquired U of M spin-off scores AI-Based Predictive Data Analytics Research SBIR Phase III contract win
• Navy: Sonalysts awarded $25M Tactical Analysis Group Support Services task
• Navy: ICI Services beats out 6 to win $48M Program Management and Acquisition Support task on SeaPort NxG
• Army: PeopleTec awarded $261M Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office support contract
• Army Contract Award: $155M Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army (IPPS-A)
• Army: Aurora Technical Systems scores DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center (CBC) Administrative and Management Support IDIQ
• DISA: Copper River Technologies nabs Bot Design & Development contract
• DISA: Alaka`ina Foundation subsidiary awarded Joint Regional Security Stack PMO and Strategic Planning Support contract

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🚨Five Events to Get in on Now:

• DHS Virtual Happy Hour and Opportunity Talk on December 11th with USCIS Sr. IT Acquisition Advisor Monica Padron Harris, brought to you by OrangeSlices AI & Shelley’s Events and this month’s sponsor, ResolveSoft. Details here.
• Vanguard FedCiv 250 – Kick off 2025 with this premier event that highlights the most impactful IT and consulting firms shaping federal missions. This gathering will feature dynamic panels with Acquisition Leaders, Federal CTOs, and industry disruptors, sharing insights on emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities for FY25. Details here.   
• In-person HHS & CMS networking event ahead of the CMS Industry Day sponsored by Solid Logix
• In-person HHS & CMS networking event after the CMS Industry Day sponsored by GDIT
• Virtual HHS & CMS Online Happy Hour and Industry Day recap sponsored by Alliance Global Tech

📢 Most Viewed Comments:

• RE: Sinking Ship: NITAAC Director exits, takes new role with HHS HRSA as $50B CIO-SP4 GWAC struggles to stay afloat – I was working on this bid for clients in 2022 when I was building a lake house in NY, was working from the local hotel during the construction. We are now into the 3rd summer of that house. Maybe I will be retired before this gets awarded. More here.
• RE: VA to post Upcoming RFQ for Performance Oversight and Access Reporting (POAR) Software as a Service (SaaS) on GSA eBuy – FYI, this was extended, closed, and cancelled on Tuesday. Reason – incorrect GSA SIN was selected. Word is re-release is imminent More here.

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest

• CBP: In advance of RFP release on STARS III, OIT extends current Field Support Directorate support contract
• USCIS intends to solicit $100+M NEON II requirement via GSA Alliant 2
• DHS posts draft SOW for Architecture, Development, and Platform Technical Services (ADaPTS) 2.0 BPA
• VA Sources Sought: ELMS Transition Support/IV&V and Transition Support
• CDC Pre-Solicitation: FY2025 NIOSH Mine Safety and Health Research Broad Agency Announcement
• NIH NIDA Sources Sought: NCATS COTS Software Transition Services
• NIH NIDA Sources Sought: NCATS Cloud Transition Services
• IRS RFQ: Information Technology Contract Tool (ITCT) Future State
• DOC RFP: BIS Initiation and Research of an Emerging NATO Concept
• SSA RFI: Sustainability Consulting Services
• GSA RFI: iP3 IDIQ to Support Existing and Future Requirements Using SBIR/STTR
• USAF Pre-Solicitation: Air Education and Training Command IT Support Services IDIQ
• Navy Sources Sought: Naval Community College (USNCC) Digital Integration Services