158M VA DevSecOps/CMS MACBIS/DHS OF/CDC VAERS/USCG IT/NOAA PMEL/NIH ITS/Treasury MSS wins; DLA JETS 2.0 greenlight🚦; FDA Data/TSA IPMSS BPA 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 the second half of 2024.

• CMS names permanent Office of Burden Reduction & Health Informatics Leader
• CMS taps Acting Division Director of the Division of Health Innovation and Integration
• DHS CISA names Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans Leader
• Rising USPTO IT Leader takes role driving TSA’s Application Development Division
• VA recruits Data Governance and Dissemination Services Leader
• US Air Force CIO recruits Branch Chief, IT Governance Analysis and Monitoring
• Cori Zarek exits role as Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Digital Service (USDS)
• US Army Small Business Outreach and Subcontracting Program Manager to retire
• Industry veteran Coleman Schenning Founder & President of Darkstar Capture Services 
• Katharine Murphy takes new challenge with Ad Hoc as VP Fed Civilian business unit
• Tommey Meyers recruited to serve as Chief Growth Officer with Crisis1
• Mike Raker joins Maximus as Chief Technology Officer
• Seasoned BD leader Mike Lowry takes role with Connexions Federal Services
• GDIT names former DHA Deputy CIO Kevin Seeley as VP, VA Business Area
• Infotrend stockpiles talent – adds Frank Dominick as VP driving BD and Growth Strategy

🔍 This is a dynamic marketplace with a lot of comings and goings. To help you keep up with all of the action, check out this report highlighting top Senior Industry and Federal Leaders on the move from this week.

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• DLA clears major hurdle on JETS 2.0 – gets greenlight to proceed … for now
• TSA takes action while it awaits ruling on $340M Integrated Program Management Support Services (IPMSS) BPA Challenge
• Challenger wants fresh set of eyes on $130M DOJ Civil Service Desk Support competition

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

• FDA: Protests Piling up on $500M FDA Modernizing Data and Analytics BPA – two added
• State Dept. Protest Withdrawn: Solicitation Number: 19AQMM24Q0080 – Devis
• DHS TSA Decision Released: Agency Systems O&M Support Services Protest Denial
• DOL Decision Released: O&M of the OSHA information system protest denial
• Navy Decision Released: Modified Electronic Platform Support Services protest dismissal

We know it can be hard to stay on top of all of the latest news and activity. To help keep you abreast, here are some of the recent protest actions the OS AI team noted over the past week.

🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know:

• Red Team’s Tris Carpenter shares: U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) update on 10-year, $10B multiple award Modern Software Development (MSD) IDIQ
• Melinda Pitchford is seeking Purple Unicorns (Meaning SDVOSB, WOSB, 8(a) and HUBZone firms) and Erica Dobbs seeks insight as Dobbs Defense ponders forming a JV – See the latest Partner Requests here.
• Koprince Insight: SBA Proposed Rule: SBA Plans to Relax 8(a) Program Restrictions
• Three Events to get in on now:
  • Funding Fundamentals: NASA SEWP VI Strategic Pause
  • The clock is ticking – RIVA Karma 15th Annual Staying Connected Event Register here
  • Tickets are selling fast for the Engage FedGov: AI, Automation, Acquisition, Data & Digital Transformation event with CMS, DHS, Coast Guard, State, FDIC and more … Register today!

Engage FedGov: AI, Automation, Acquisition, Data and Digital Transformation – The speaker list is growing – to include CMS, GSA, FDIC, NOAA, State, HUD, DOC, DHS – for this event that will focus on ways of empowering and changing how government and industry can work together and will recognize the 2024 Engage FedGov Honorees. Details here.     

⚡Contract Award actions to close out the week!

• VA: VetsEZ beats out 8 to win $158M Community Care DevSecOps Support contract
• CMS: WOSB wins $21M Data Systems Group MACBIS Enterprise Services support contract
• CDC: Fearless beats 12 to win Data Repository/Dashboard support task on 8(a) STARS III
• CDC Contract Award: $20M Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System support- CIO-SP3
• CDC Contract Award: $25M Professional, Scientific and Tech Support Single-Award IDIQ
• NIH: WOSB ArcSource Group scores IT Support Services task win on CIO-SP3
• HHS: Clinovations Government + Health wins USCDI+ MH Data Analytics support contract
• USCG: OneZero Solutions wins Finance Center Network Support task on 8(a) STARS III
• CISA Contract Award: Barrier Analysis support contract
• CBP Contract Award: Office of Finance IT Support Services contract
• IRS: Accenture wins TSO Employee Experience and Human Capital Support task
• Treasury: ICF wins OCIO Manager Self Service (MSS) task
• NOAA Contract Award: PMEL IT System Support Service task on NMITS
• NOAA: WOSB wins OSF Automated Fisheries Management Support Systems contract
• DOT: Strongbridge wins FMCSA Crash Reporting Module Services task
• EOP: ICF wins ONDCP Grant Oversight System support task on Alliant 2
• USDA FS to award National Forest Systems Program Management follow-on contract
• DOS: VMD wins $12M Bureau of Consular Affairs Website Support Services contract
• USAF Contract Award: $18M ACC Integrated Broadcast Service -Executive Agent Support
• US Navy Contract Award: $76M CPMC Integration & Scaled Agile Framework

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

• Viasat Awarded Potential $150M DISA Blue Force Tracker (BFT) Network Services Contract
• IntelXcel achieves EDWOSB certification

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DHS RFI: Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Solutions
• CISA Pre-Solicitation: $50M+ Council Management Program Management and Operations
• DHS Pre-Solicitation: HQ/PLCY Business Operations Support
• NIH RFQ: NCATS Portfolio Impact Analysis for the Therapeutic Development Branch (TDB)
• DOE Sources Sought: NREL Software Application and Web Development Services for Innovative Data Energy Applications (IDEA)
• Navy RFP: Command Strategic Leadership Support Services
• Office of Naval Research (ONR) RFQ: Grasp Technical Support and Maintenance (TSM)
• USAF RFQ: Cost Analyst Consultant
• Army Draft RFP: DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center (CBC) Program and Staff Services

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