60M CMS IT/IRS FODS/DHS SEVP/VA HITS/DHA ABACUS/DOL eFile/EPA EV-CIS wins; Army CyberSec/NIH & SBA IT Protest📰; HHS/USCG/State Acquisition Exec moves

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🌟The Peel Podcast: $60B NASA SEWP VI IDIQ Scoop – Get your pencils ready! Joe Salgado shares the latest for those trying to win a spot on this coveted multiple-award IDIQ. Listen here.

🔍 And, more Red Team Insight: $10B Army Modern Software Development (MSD) Multiple-award IDIQ: Draft RFP Breakdown and Analysis – Joe thinks bidders should apply a “single-award capture” mentality when pursuing this important contract

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:

• US Coast Guard Procurement SME now HHS ACF Deputy Executive Director of Acquisition
• DOS taps Managing Director, Acquisition Management Directorate and Deputy Senior Procurement Executive
• Delmock Technologies recruits Rahul Kakar as Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
• Stephen Chvala now Chief Strategy Officer & Co-Founder of Ho’oilina Foundation
• Clara Conti named President of Revenue and Strategy with Obscurity Labs
• Hee Ahn takes on new challenge as President of Tidal Point Consulting
• Larry Hein takes role as IC and USCYBERCOM Growth Champion at Sentar
• Leidos recruits Bincy Ninan-Moses from AWS to drive Digital Modernization, Defense and Intelligence IT Capture Management
• BetterUp recruits Eric Teasdale from Salesforce as RVP Federal Civilian
• Phase V Consulting names Kim Kight CEO
• Hexagon US Federal announces Chris Reichert as CEO and President
• ManTech recruits Steve Yantko to support BD USAF and Space Programs
• ServiceNow recruits James Van Eerden from AWS as Senior Enterprise Account Executive

⚖ GAO and the Courts – GAO’s website update feature is back up and you have some catching up to do:

• US Army Protest Filed: HRC Cybersecurity support
• VA: Protest of IHT 2.0 forces VHA to award Health Information Professional and Technical Services Bridge contract
• NIH Protest Filed: RFQ-24-011595 | Mission Analytics
• SBA Protest Dismissed: Solicitation Number 73351024Q0058 | Kaptivate

⚡Check out the latest Contract Awards:

• CMS: DCCA beats out 4 to score $60M IT Services Contract
• IRS: SDVOSB beats 9 to win OCIO Enterprise Field Operations Deskside Services contract
• DOL: Precise wins OCIO eFile/eServe System support task on CIO-SP3 SB
• Treasury BEP: 2ndWave wins again, adds A-123 Testing and Support Services contract
• DHS ICE awards short term SEVP Adjudication and Compliance Support (ACS) Data Analytic Support contract
• State Dept: HUBZone SB Competitive Innovations beats out 2 to win $16M DRL GP support contract
• EPA: GDIT awarded another Engines and Vehicles Compliance Information System (EV-CIS) Bridge task
• EPA: GDIT beats out 4 to win $9M Oil Program Technical Support Services task
• USAID: WOSB ECODIT wins $12M Power Africa Initiative Support Mechanism task
• DARPA: Booz Allen Hamilton wins $80M DSO Program Support Services task
• DLA: WOSB IT Partners (ITP) awarded $39M SAP Platform Support Services task
• DLA: WOSB Coggins International wins $8M SAP Platform Support Services task
• DHA: GDIT awarded $11M ABACUS Support contract
• USAF: IBM wins $318M A4 and SAF/IE Enterprise Support Services (ESS) task
• US Navy: SDVOSB Innovatus beats out 10 to win $11M Warfare Development Command IT Engineering Support contract
• USSOCOM: Prescient Edge scores $9M MRR PTP Support task on SOF Core Support IDIQ

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🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• VA announces creation of new AI testing ground with FDA
• GSA Eyes Multi-Agency Contract to Boost SBIR Aims
• GAO: Federal Research Centers: DHS Actions Could Reduce the Potential for Unnecessary Overlap among Its R&D Projects
• USDA focused Woman Owned small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the US Department of Agriculture focused woman owned small businesses which are drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

📆 Two Events to Get in on Now:

• Navy: PMA 281 Fiscal Year 2025 Industry Day
• Who’s coming? FDA, NIH, HHS and CMS will be there. 2025 Engage winners – government officials and industry executive leaders will be there. Will you? Register now for the November Elev8 GovCon and Engage FedGov event and kick off the holiday season. Details here.

📢 Most Viewed Comment:

• Re: Precise wins again, beats out 3 to win $34M FDA Joint Administration Application Development Environment (JAADE 2) BPA – TechSur Solutions is excited to collaborate with Precise to streamline operations and bolster regulatory efforts within the FDA! More here.

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

• Aptive Launches Blue Spark Labs to Tackle Federal Challenges with Innovation and Impact
• Fearless expands GSA partnership, leading login.gov data initiative
• J29 Announces Contract Win to Support Federal Employee Health Benefits Program

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DHS CISA releases Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Execution & Evaluation (PPBE) Policy Support RFP on OASIS
• USCIS to release Business Architecture Development & Strategic Specification Design RFP HUBZone set-aside on CIO-SP3 SB
• DHA Update: Medical Treatment Facility Division (MTFD) Support need accepted into 8(a) Program – will be sole source
• HHS Cancellation Notice: ASPR Surge Staffing 2024
• VHA RFI: HICBA VistA Integration, Revenue, Reporting Software Solution New Contract
• FTA Sources Sought: State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program
• USMC Pre-Solicitation: Training and Education Command Training Transformation Support Services
• DISA awards Correspondence and Task Management System (CATMS) Sole Source
• DARPA BAA: Seeking Information Innovation Office (I2O) Office-Wide revolutionary research ideas