100+M IRS IOSS/NIH STATS/95M GAO ISTS/338M USAF EPASS wins; DHS/CMS/CDC/USPTO/NASA/USMC Exec moves; Digital Transformation firm & *now SDVOSB acquired

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🐝The Morning Buzz:

• M&A Activity is🔥HOT to Start the Year:
  • Agile Defense Scales through IntelliBridge Acquisition
  • ICF Acquires Applied Energy Group from Ameresco
  • New SDVOSB Alert- Shawn James Acquires TSi, will serve as new President & CEO
  • Xpect Solutions Acquires GovDefender, Expands Digital Transformation Solutions capabilities for Federal Law Enforcement
• DHS Unveils Playbook for the Deployment of Artificial Intelligence by the Public Sector
• Robert King announces release of Department of Energy’s inaugural Enterprise Data Strategy
• Veterans Affairs focused small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the VA focused firms drawing interest of late. Meet them here.
• Newly Announced Industry Days:
  • NavalX and DCO UxS Industry Day
  • US Air Force Technical and Management Advisory Services (TMAS) 3 Industry Day
  • 🚀 OS AI launched a new GovCon Events Calendar! – Track More Federal GovCon Events Here.

✨ As we jump headlong into the New Year, stay ahead of the game with the latest insights! 🎉 Catch up on the BUZZ in the Fed Health IT & Consulting sector with our newest edition of Fed Health Insights Newsletter. Covering DHS, VA, CMS, HHS, and more, it’s your go-to source for the latest scoop to start 2025 strong! Check it out here.

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

• DHS CBP names James McCament as new Chief Digital Transformation Officer
• DHS recruits new AI Governance Lead
• CMS CMMI leader takes new challenge driving Platforms Divisions at CDC
• USPTO taps Director for OCISO Cybersecurity and Privacy Division
• NASA Digital Transformation Office adds NIH/VA/NIST Innovation leader Sarah Moffat
• USMC Cyberspace Ops Group leader Erin Saynuk takes CIO role with Marine Corps Univ
• Audient Group Welcomes GAO and Inspector General Vet George A. Scott, CFE as Partner
• Former US Border Patrol Division Chief Brad Curtis takes role driving growth with C3.AI
• PenBay Group names John Manolios as Chief Growth Officer
• Summit Consulting announces new partners – Cunningham and Seong
• Bixal Welcomes Jon Carr as Senior Vice President of Strategic Growth
• Lumen recruits proven industry vet Allen Ashbey as Vice President of Federal Civilian Sales

🌟RELI Group – Customer Experience Management: The Key to Efficiency and Cost Savings for Federal Agencies – Agencies are under increasing pressure to deliver efficient, cost-effective programs that better meet the needs of all Americans. The answer to meeting expectations lies in a proven approach: customer experience (CX) management. Read on here.

⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• Protest Denied: $48M NOAA NWS Systems RMF Assessments BPA
• Decision Released: State Cloud Program Management IT Services Evaluation protest denial
• Protest Dismissed: Department of the Air Force Solicitation Number FA800325R0006 | Epsilon Inc.

⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• IRS announces awardees for $100+M multiple-award Infrastructure Operations Support Services (IOSS) BPA
• NIH: Strategic Analysis beats out 3 to win $162M Professional, Technical, and Admin Services task on STATS IDIQ
• NIH: WOSB Concrete Goals beats out 2 to win NINDS ProActive Navigator Program Consulting Support contract
• GAO: SAIC beats out 2 to win $95M ISTS Technology Information Services Support task
• SEC: HunaTek subsidiary awarded $21M Content Delivery Network Services contract
• State: SDVOSB USGI scores INL/WHP Office Management Specialist task win
• SBA Contract Award: $13M OCIO MySBA Enterprise Licenses and Services on SEWP
• Navy: Patrona wins $55M Program Management, Corporate Ops IT and Public Affairs Support task on SeaPort NxG
• Navy: Contract Award: $23M Telecommunications and Network Infrastructure Modernization East
• USAF: Dynamo Technologies and Credence JV nabs $338M C2ISR Division EPASS Support task on OASIS SB
• USAF: Deloitte wins $63M HQ A4 Basing and Logistics Analytics Data Environment (BLADE) Services task
• Army: DecisionPoint beats out 5 to win $23M Global Freight Management (GFM) contract
• USAF: Noblis adds $19M Civil Engineer Center Data Management, Analysis and Reporting task on OASIS
• USAF Contract Award: Cyberspace Capabilities Center (CCC) Apps Inventory, Rationalization, & Dashboard Visualization
• Navy: DST beats out 12 to win PEO USC Cybersecurity and System Maintenance Support task on SeaPort NxG
• USAF: U.S. Federal Solutions scores A4 TOC (Theory of Constraints) BPA
• USAF: C Evans Consulting scores Program Management and IT Support Services contract
• USAF: SDVOSB Mundo Systems nabs SAF/CND Container Requirement contract

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📢 Most Viewed Comments:

• Booz Allen Hamilton beats out 7 to win $317M VA Transformation Support Services 2.0 contract – Does BAH ever lose at VA? Incredible. More here.
• Bart & Associates – At the heart of B&A’s growth strategy lies the cultivation of strategic partnerships and a culture of collaborative synergy, both within our expanding federal and industry partner networks … our top-down approach to growth fosters a culture that thrives on creativity, collaboration, and accountability….  More here.

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

• Skyward awarded spot on OASIS+ (One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus)
• Celebrating a Decade of Innovation, i3, LLC Announces Corporate Branding Refresh and Launch of New Website
• Eagle Technologies and ResolveSoft Team EagleTech awarded strategic win on IRS DAIS 2.0 opportunity
• 9^th Way Insignia awarded Prime contract under SeaPort NxG
• MetroStar receives perfect score in the SPRS assessment
• $40M USTRANSCOM Cloud Optimal DevSecOps Ecosystem (TCODE) IDIQ awarded to PCI GS/Booz Allen/RAFT team
• Heartland Consulting wins Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) task to Showcase Impacts of Critical Tribal Programming

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• CISA does about-face, will NOT push Stakeholder Engagement, Ops & Analysis need as WOSB Set-Aside – to go out on HACS
• CMS Sources Sought: Part C Program Integrity Contractor (CPIC)
• CMS Sources Sought: Medicare Drug Integrity Contractor (MEDIC)
• ICE RFI: HSI Forensics Library Information Management System (LIMS)
• USCG RFI: Sea Commander (SC) System Engineering and Sustainment Services
• GAO RFI: Taxonomy Server Operations and Maintenance
• NASA Solicitation: Shared Services Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Fiscal Year 2025
• USAF Sources Sought: ICBM Development, Operations, and Sustainment (IDOS) Effort