100+M DHS ISSO & NIH C&T BPA/USGS Web/DISA CyberOps/DHA ITSS wins; VA/HHS/DHS/SBA/CMS IT Exec moves; USDA Salesforce Cyber/Coast Guard JRMIS Protest📰

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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 2025:

• ICYMI: Jennifer Wendel Named Permanent CIO of Health and Human Services (HHS)
• VA recruits Desmond Brown from OPM to serve as OSDBU Executive Director
• VA taps Brianne Ogilvie as Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Office of Policy & Oversight
• Dave Catanoso rejoins VA to drive Engineering Center of Excellence
• Longtime FEMA/US Coast Guard leader Kevin Sligh launches consultancy
• Monica Padron Harris retires from role as Sr IT Acquisition Advisor with DHS USCIS – launches consultancy
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services names new Deputy Chief of Staff
• CMS Medicaid Model Data Lab (MMDL) Product Manager takes new role as PMDA COR
• SBA recruits Cybersecurity Ops Chief from industry
• ICYMI: Royce Allen was recruited to serve as Deputy CIO/ CISO at National Technology Information Service
• Peraton recruits Kirk Macchiavello to serve as Operating Unit VP – Dept of State
• Omni Federal recruits Paul McQuillan to serve as Chief Growth and Strategy Officer
• UIC Gov Services/Bowhead recruits Scott Turner as Executive Director driving Military & Civilian Health growth
• Charlotte Lee promoted to Director, Strategic Account Growth at Granicus
• Shane Todd takes new challenge as Chief Executive Officer with Parker Tide Corp
• AGovX recruits Swapnil Patil to help drive Proposals/Growth
• Upstart DUSTOFF Technologies names Military Health and VA Growth SME Justin Newell as President
• Tria Federal Announces Ray Khuo as New Chief Human Capital Officer

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• 🚫Eligible – US Coast Guard forced to revisit Joint Requirements Integration and Management System (JRIMS) Support Services IDIQ
• Further delay likely for USDA RD Salesforce Cybersecurity Support IDIQ
• Post protest, USDA gives green light on WIC Food Delivery Portal support task

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⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• Fresh Protest Filed: DISA National Defense University Enterprise IT Services
• Protest Dismissed: NIST Learning Management System for Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP)
• Decision Released: FDA Security Installation and Maintenance Services protest denial
• Decision Released: USAF Defensive Cyber Realization, Integration, and Operational Support (DCRIOS) Services protest sustainment

⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• FEMA: AGovX/22nd Century JV beats 3 to win $112M Information System Security Officer BPA
• CBP: Booz Allen Hamilton awarded IT Modernization support task on EBMS BPA
• CDC: ASRT awarded Strategic Acquisition Support Services contract
• NIH awards $100M Conference, Administrative and Travel Services IV (NIHCATS IV) IDIQ
• NIH: Ripple Effect Communications awarded $100M Consulting and Training Services BPA
• NIH WOSB Set-aside: MPF Federal wins NIAMS Clinical Studies Management and Support (CSMS) contract
• HHS ACF: Applied Intellect awarded Unaccompanied Children Portal App Management Support task on 8(a) STARS III
• USGS: LimnoTech beats out 4 to win WMA Analytical, Modeling, Data Management & Web Systems Development IDIQ
• NIST: Prometheus Computing wins Circular Economy Resource Registry Support task
• State: Aria and JAB Innovative Solutions awarded $75M US Public Affairs Creative Editorial Services BPA
• State: GDIT beats out 2 to win ESSA Global Support Strategy for Overseas Consular Support Services (GSS 2.0) task
• DHA: CCS LinTech JV awarded IT Support Services contract
• Navy BUMED: CRG beats out 2 to win Accessions, Qualifications & Standards Support task
• Navy Center for High Performance Computing R&D, Engineering, Technical & Transition Support IDIQ
• Navy Contract Award: HM&E CBM+ES Machinery Information Systems Data Analytics
• DoD: Analyticx awarded OSD CAPE Special Projects, AV, and Asset Management Support contract
• DSS: National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) / Defense Information System for Security (DISS) system training
• DISA: AGovX and 22nd Century JV win Cyber Ops Strategic Planning and Readiness Support task on ENCORE III
• Army: Caelum beats out 3 to win $12M US Army Redstone Arsenal (RSA) Information Management Support contract
• Army: Advanced Technology Leaders (ATL) beats out 19 to win Dugway Proving Ground IT Services task on 8(a) STARS III
• USAF: AMERICAN Systems wins $42M ESC OS Unified Capabilities (UC) Enterprise Voice support contract
• USAF: Canvas and Axient JV wins $151M SCAT 1 Engineering and Support Services task
• USAF: 22nd Century Technologies beats out 11 to win TITAN/TAW Systems and IT Support services contract
• USAF: AGovX beats out 9 to win AF/A3 – Knowledge Management (KM) Support task

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🐝Your Morning Buzz:

• Tris Carpenter shared: USSOCOM posts RFI for multiple award $3.2B SOF Global Services Delivery (SOFGSD) SB set-aside IDIQ
• DOD’s J Lisa Romney shares: Clause Logic Service RFI is out and industry meeting planned for December 9^th
• Former VA CIO Bill James shares: Why VA/OIT Should Consider a Managed Services Approach
• Event: NIH ARPA-H Emerging Health Innovators (EHI) Initiative Proposers’ Day
• VivSoft deemed awardable on Platform One Marketplace – DevSecOps Engineering & Pipeline Platform Integrations

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest

• IRS Sources Sought: Infrastructure Shared Services (ISS)
• DHA J-7 RFI: Education and Training Directorate Learning Management System
• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences RFI: Anthology Consulting Services
• DOE RFP: Classification Support Services (CSS)
• USAF RFI: AFSOC Integrated Mission Systems support
• USAF RFI: Joint Targeting Toolbox (JTT) Software Capability support
• Army Draft RFP: Artificial Intelligence and Software At Pace IEW&S and Industry Day
• Army RFP: Communication Planning and Support Services
• Navy RFQ: JAGMAN Investigations/Malpractice Claims Review, Analysis Program Support
• DARPA RFP: Expedited Research Implementation Series (ERIS)
• DARPA Proposals: Advanced Research Concepts (ARC) to Identify Breakthrough Technologies