75M IRS Digital Svcs/69M DHS DSSS/110M DOC FSDS IDIQ/ More POLARIS wins; NIH/CMS/DHA IT/Ex-Cerner Exec moves; Alliant 3/Army AI & Data Platform IDIQs

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🐝The Morning Buzz:

• Polaris GWAC Update – GSA announced 3 additional apparently successful offerors – these are in place of previously identified offerors that were found to be other than small. Details here.
• Alliant 3 GWAC: GSA shares pre-recorded, pre-proposal conference materials
• ICYMI $1B NIH PICS III IDIQ Update: Official awardee list posted [30 bidders and 17 awardees]
• Red Team Consulting brings good insight: Understanding the Latest SBA Rule for Small Businesses
• Red Team’s Tris Carpenter shared: U.S. Army posted a draft PWS for $1B Army Data Platform 2.0 IDIQ AND a draft RFP for $999M Artificial Intelligence and Software at Pace (AIS@P) IDIQ
• DHS OSDBU ED Darlene Bullock shared: Interested in meeting with Customs and Border Protection? Go Here – CBP Business Connection
• CDAO, the Pentagon’s AI-accelerating office, undergoing restructuring before presidential transition
• VA Called Out: Inadequate Staff Training/Lack of Oversight Contribute to the VHA’s Suicide Risk Screening Deficiencies
• DOD Launches SciTechCONNECT to Revolutionize Defense Innovation Collaboration
• M&A: Bluestone invests in federal cybersecurity firm Valiant Solutions
• Tria Federal and Softrams both awarded OASIS+ Unrestricted IDIQ – (Does that mean one is for sale? Inquiring minds want to know.)
• President-elect Donald Trump delivered a likely death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations on Wednesday

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

• 🚀 Ready, Set, Liftoff – rockITdata recruits top Oracle Fed Health (ex-Cerner) Execs – Thode and Andry – as President and CHIO
• CMS taps leader to drive Office of Healthcare Experience & Interoperability
• NIH formally announces appointment of Ricky Clark as Acting Director of NITAAC
• MEDCoE (US Army Medical Center of Excellence) adds longtime DHA/MHS IT Modernization leader
• Credence recruits NIH RADx Digital Health leader to serve as CHIO
• Joanna Avery to lead new Artificial Intelligence Practice Group for Akiak Technology
• Akima names Russell Aldrich to drive Business Development
• VA-focused growth SME Rudy Martinez to take new opp in 2025
• Oracle names Bryan Beaulieu as VP of Homeland Security

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• DHS lays out plans for 2nd look at $25M IT and Data Management Program Support BPA
• Pause in effect, but quick action provides hope on $765M State Dept. Global Antiterrorism Training Assistance (GATA III) IDIQ

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⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• IRS: Anika beats out 5 to win $75M IRA Digital Services and Digitalization support task on OASIS SB
• IRS: The Outpost scores Criminal Investigation SBIR Phase III Tech Support contract
• USCIS: AttainX and 22nd Century Technologies JV beats out 18 to win $69M Data Strategy Support Services (DSSS) 3 task
• DOC NTIA: Two awardees named to $110M Federal Spectrum Data Systems (FSDS) IT Services BPA
• DOT FAA: CEXEC awarded $7M Enterprise-Wide Programs Support task on eFAST
• HHS AHRQ: Shared Decision Making through Clinical Decision Support (CDS): Engaging stakeholders contract
• USAF: Inserso beats out 5 to win $87M AFLCMC GBS and GBM Systems SME Services task on SBEAS IDIQ
• USAF: WITS beats out 8 to win $16M contract to support contracting, policy, acquisition and IT tasks
• DISA: Akima subsidiary awarded IT Advanced Concepts Support contract
• DHA: Nationwide IT Services beats out 21 to win Information Management/IT Support Services task on 8(a) STARS III
• DISA: VivSoft and Amyx JV wins Information and Communications Technology (ICT) task on ENCORE III IT Solutions IDIQ
• USAF: Technologist beats out 12 to win Planning and Programming Support Services task on OASIS SB

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• Re: Anthology Communications – Anthology staff are collaborative, knowledgeable, and hard-working. They have led hands-on executive support tasks …. developed and implemented strategic surveys … They are client whisperers and critical thinkers. More here.
• RE: Official Awardee List Posted: $1B NIH Public Information and Communication Services III (PICS III) IDIQ – The official list is out. [SAM] Congrats to all of the awardees! More here.

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

• Highlight Awarded HRSA Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Operations Transition IDIQ
• Department of Defense Selects Axonius Federal Systems to Enhance Cybersecurity
• Palantir Expands Army Vantage Partnership with $618.9M Contract
• Coforma recruits experienced GovCon proposal lead Lindsay Sigmundsson
• AlphaSix announced Kristin Cook as Senior Vice President, Growth
• RIVA Solutions recruits Priscilla Johnson to drive Federal Health Growth

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• CBP Pre-Solicitation: OIT Digital Solutions and Application Innovation (DSAI)
• VHA RFI: Office of Finance (OF) Recovery Audit (RA)
• USGS Pre-Solicitation: Software Support for Earthquake Monitoring and Data Product Distribution
• DOJ RFI: Insider Threat Program Technical Solutions and Industry Day Scheduled
• DOL RFI: Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning Technical Support and Training Services BPA/IDIQ
• National Science Foundation RFI: Redesign of the Nano.gov Website
• National Archives RFQ: Presidential Libraries Ticketing System
• DARPA Special Notice: Anticipatory and Adaptive Anti-Money Laundering (A3ML)