37M CMS CSPOSS/DHS B&F/VA VALOR/NRC BPAST wins; 38M IRS Data BPA/250+M DOD CyberSec/USDA OM protest 📰; More CIO-SP4 Action; USAID CDO/FEMA DCIO Reqs

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Defense IT Summit – This event brings together federal and industry leaders to discuss how IT modernization programs are restructuring the defense landscape. Hear senior leadership’s priorities and get a jump start on the shifting needs around artificial intelligence, CJADC2, data innovation and workforce development. OS AI members use code ORANGESLICES Details 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 new year.🎇

Who’s Hiring: Savvier firms will be working to influence who applies for these key roles:

  • Treasury Bureau of the Fiscal Service is on the hunt for a Chief Technology Officer. Details here.
  • DHS FEMA seeks Deputy Chief Information Officer, Infrastructure and Operations. Details here.
  • USAID seeks a Chief Data Officer to work within the Bureau for Management OCIO. Details here.

📢#CIOSP4 Chatter and Updates Continue:

🔎Several Opportunities Drawing early week interest

🌟 NIH focused Businesses to know as you plan for 2024 – Here we spotlight the National Institutes of Health focused large and small businesses which are drawing interest and you should be getting to know as you prepare for the year ahead. Meet them here.

🍺 While registration is now SOLD OUT for next week’s Health IT Summit, you can still get in on the Health IT Happy Hour – Bethesda – Sponsored by Koniag & Trilogy Innovations.  Details here.

📈 Element Solutions, with extensive CMS experience, continuing to make big investments to position for growth – Noting a surge in activity of late that has included becoming a Digital Services Coalition member, and several key hires including Growth SME Jason Cullum, we learn more about how this emerging CMS partner is preparing to step into the spotlight and how it will look to fill a void in industry. More here.


Fresh off a year that included key wins at DOJ, DOL, DOD, and a $36M HHS ACF win, we caught up with Zolon Tech Inc. Dan Abernathy to hear about this rapidly expanding Federal IT and managed services firm, and what 2024 has in store. Read on here.

Comment of the Day:
Re: Top Things to Know About NASA SEWP VI – In the department of “things we want to know about the SEWP procurement”. Mandatory Relevant Experience Projects (REPs) Dollar Value. Will the REP value be Obligated Value to date as of the solicitation or Awarded Total Project Value?… More here. 

The OS AI Fresh Squeezed Daily News partner for January:

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IFAS wins DHS CWMD Budget & Finance support services contract … again
Almost six months after an initial award was made, only to see the agency forced to cancel and revisit its decision, DHS has made a new award … with this rapidly emerging SDVO and EDWOSB professional services firm winning this two-year contract once again.

Protest Denied: $38M IRS Enterprise Services, Solution Engineering, Data Engineering support BPA
The lone known active GAO protest filed in relation to this recently awarded single-award BPA with the Internal Revenue Service has been denied.

Contract Award: $37M CMS Security & Privacy Officer Support Services (CSPOSS)
This consultancy, that strives to excel at simplifying IT and business processes, delivering targeted information for faster, smarter decisions to improve operations and productivity, beat out 3 other bidders to be awarded a 5-year CMS requirement.

SDVOSB JV beats out two to win VA Learning Opportunities Residency (VALOR) support task on IHT
This SDVOSB JV, which is led by a fast rising 8(a) SDVOSB led management consulting services provider, beat out two other bidders to be awarded a three-year task order on the Integrated Healthcare Transformation IDIQ.

Fresh Protest Filed: $250M+ DOD Missile Defense Agency Information Technology and Cybersecurity Management contract
Nearly 18 months after this hotly contested contract was awarded and more than a year since an initial protest was filed with and denied by GAO, a fresh protest has been levied.

8(a) STARS III Prime WOSB adds NRC Business Process Automation System Transition contract win
This joint venture, which is led by an 8(a) WOSB provider specializing in a broad array of Program Management and Information Technology service, was awarded a new three-year contract in support of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Contract Award: $60M DISA Defense Information System Network (DISN) Consolidated Provisioning
This VOSB technology integrator focused on delivering transformative IT services and solutions, beat out 7 other bidders to win a 5-year ENCORE III IT Solutions task order in support of DISA.

Decision released in USDA Forest Service organizational management and support services requirement protest denial
The decision has been released in the protest denial related to this USDA Forest Service organizational management and support services requirement.

Contract Award: $16M US Air Force Capabilities Management Office Pegasus Services
This global, all-domain defense provider with a more than 135-year history of advancing national defense, recently beat out one other bidder to be awarded a three-year Department of Air Force CMO support contract.

Contract Award: $45M Air Force Technical Applications Center’s (AFTAC) US Prompt Diagnostic System, Operational System Employment and Execution (USPDS OSEE) II Services IDIQ
This VO consultancy that delivers essential operational support, expert advice and training, critical technologies, and innovative solutions was awarded a new 7-year single-award IDIQ in support of the Air Force Technical Applications Center.

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Department of Defense

Fresh Protest Filed: $250M+ DOD Missile Defense Agency Information Technology and Cybersecurity Management contract

Contract Award: $60M DISA Defense Information System Network (DISN) Consolidated Provisioning

Contract Award: $16M US Air Force Capabilities Management Office Pegasus Services

Contract Award: $45M Air Force Technical Applications Center’s (AFTAC) US Prompt Diagnostic System, Operational System Employment and Execution (USPDS OSEE) II Services IDIQ

IBM recruits Sue Myers, Ph.D, Colonel (Retired) from Accenture to be Defense Growth Leader

US Army HR Command Enterprise Modernization Directorate Data Management Chief adds Transition Support Branch responsibilities

Army RFI: Recruiting Lead Generation and Management

GSA COMET II: What does it take to win?

Contract Award: $200M Defense Threat Reduction Agency Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation support

DARPA Sources Sought: Contracts Management Office (CMO) Services Contracting, Policy, E-Business Systems, and Closeout Contracting Support (SPEC)

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