8(a) nabs CMS MVP win; FDA FAERS/IRS RAAS/333M VA CSOC/NIH IT/Comms Protest News; DOJ OCEDTF RFI; 900M USAID BHA award; FTC OCIO #2 req; New USSS CISO

22 IRS focused Women-owned Small Businesses set to have a big FY ‘24
In honor of National Women’s Small Business Month, OS AI is spotlighting some of the Internal Revenue Service focused women-owned small businesses which were the most viewed profiles on the OrangeSlices partner platform during the second half of FY 2023. The women leading these businesses are guiding teams that are winning, growing, and driving some…

Losing bidder protests $333M VA cybersecurity award
This article details the protest of a $333.1M Department of Veterans Affairs contract for cybersecurity and network defense.

Contract Award: $900M USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance Support Contract (BHASC)
This consultancy, which serves one of the largest and fastest growing privately-held government technology and services companies in the sector, beat out two bidders to secure a 5-year contract with the United States Agency for International Development.

Protest: $15M NIH IT Support Services
A protest has been filed in relation to a recently awarded Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health support contract.

Partner Request: DOJ OCEDFT Fusion Recompete RFI
The Ask: We are an 8(a) SDVOSB IT and Infrastructure Transformation leader with direct experience supporting the Department of Justice. We are seeking a partner with a TOP SECRET facility clearance with Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System (JWICS) network access. Active/Forecast? This request is in relation to an active RFI posted to eBuy Background Data (if…

Protest Denied: FDA FAERS Data Management Program (DMP) Support
The lone known GAO protest in relation to this Food and Drug Administration Adverse Events Reporting System support requirement has been denied.

Contract Award: CMS Medicaid and CHIP Program Managed Care Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Development
This remote-first, fully distributed civic tech organization, who strives to be known for its consultative human-centered approach and ability to build diverse and resilient teams, just added another agile design and software development services contract win with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Protest Dismissed: IRS RAAS Data Management Division (DMD) Compliance Data Warehouse (CDW) Knowledge Graph Environment (CKGE)
The second time was not the charm as the second and latest protest levied in relation to this Internal Revenue Service requirement has been dismissed.

Protest Dismissed: HHS National Institutes of Health NEI Communications Support
The lone known protest in relation to this requirement to support the communication needs of the National Institutes of Health’s National Eye Institute (NEI), to include website design and digital product development, has been dismissed.

Federal Trade Commission seeks Deputy Chief Information Officer
The Deputy Chief Information Officer fully shares with the CIO in the direction of all phases of the OCIO’s program and work, including as an advisor to the Chairman and senior leadership team on the planning, execution, evaluation and delivery of information technology services and support consistent with the mission, goals and objectives of the Commission.