90M NIH IT/CISA OSPP/CMS MCP/IRS App/HHS EITS/FDA CDER PMO/83M USAF LCMP-IDE/FBI ITADD/CDC AppDev wins🌟; USSOCOM Data/USDA CyberSec Protest Scoop🍦

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:

• Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) recruits new Deputy CISO
• CMS taps new CCSQ Business Operations Group leader
• Ex-HHS Financial/Grants Management transformation SME launches consultancy
• US Air Force Business Transformation leader Joe McDade exits, launches consultancy
• Synergy Appoints Jean Claude Chidiac as CEO and Byron Caswell as Chief Strategy Officer
• Scott Bonney takes role as Vice President of CMS Operations at Oddball
• The Geneva Foundation recruits Fed Health industry leader Chuck Bell to drive Growth
• Darrell Lee takes role as Enterprise Account Executive at UiPath
• Artemis ARC Welcomes Vice President of Health Megan Shaheen

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• SDVOSBs goes toe to toe on US Army Maintenance Assistance Instruction Team contract award

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

• Protest Filed: USDA RD Cybersecurity, Compliance, and Quality Assurance Support IDIQ
• Protest Dismissed (again): USSOCOM Data Technical Support (DTS)

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⚡Contract Award Actions: 

• CISA: WOSB ITSC beats 14 to win Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans Support task on OASIS SB
• CISA: AttainX & 22nd Century JV wins Interoperable Communications Marketing task on OASIS SB
• VA: Coforma awarded Pension and Burial Program Digital Services support contract
• CMS: RELI Group beats 3 to win $33M MCP Model Monitoring and Audit Services task
• CMS Award: OMH Building the Case for Health Equity Analytical & Initiative Support
• NIH: Publicis Sapient wins $90M Office of Scientific Computing Services support contract
• NIH: Deloitte wins $56M NLM Professional Support task on CIO-SP3
• NIH: Aneon beats out 5 to win NIDDK Technical Administrative Support contract
• HHS: JV beats out 11 to win $23M Enterprise IT Services for Cloud Operational Support
• HHS ACF: Arch beats 5 for Anti-Trafficking Information Management System support contract
• HHS ACF: Woman & Veteran owned Gray Matters wins Medical Accuracy Review Support
• FDA Contract Award: $13M CDER PMO and Informatics Governance Modernization Project
• FDA: Aneon Federal/Brillient JV wins CDER Medical, Scientific Writing & Editing contract
• CDC: 8(a) Digital Transformation consultancy nabs EFMS Modernization Support win
• CDC: ASRT wins SharePoint/Application Development support contract
• IRS: Zartek wins Application and System Performance and Reliability Support contract
• IRS: WOSB RJTech wins OCIO CASB DLP Support Services contract
• NOAA: WOSB INNOVIM beats out 6 to win NWS IT support contract
• FBI extends several IT App Dev & Opps contracts – $25M STOR 176 to Booz; $21M STOR 176 to Parsons; and $10M STOR 176 to Peraton
• Contract Award: $83M USAF LCMP-IDE Program Management Tool & System Support
• Plateau wins $49M Army Environmental Health and Safety system support contract

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

• cBEYONData Chosen by FBI for the ITSSS-2
• Avyanna Technologies receives EDWOSB certification
• BigBear.ai and Concept Solutions team awarded shared FAA IT solutions and emerging tech IDIQ
• Defense Tech Startup DEFCON AI Raises $44M in Seed Financing

🐝 The Buzz: OS AI Bringing the Good Stuff:

• DISA hitting ‘the accelerator’ on DODNET, setting lofty user goal
• Upcoming event: Army IPPS-A hosting a virtual Broadcast to Industry Details here.
• ED focused 8(a) small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the Department of Education focused firms drawing interest of late.  Meet them here.
• Elise Hubbart shares: Verb Group launches free GovCon tools to help proposal development
• The Peel Podcast: Top IT staffing leader Gridiron IT’s Colby Shomaker shares insights on recruiting trends Listen here.

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• VBA Sources Sought: Servicing Standards Data Architecture
• NIH NCI RFI: Professional IT Services for SCS OnDemand USDA RFQ: Agriculture Research Service (ARS) Secure Data Enclave Services IDIQ
• Army RFI: Information Technology Project Management (ITPM) Support
• Air Force RFI: Space Domain Awareness C2 O&M Support Services
• US Navy RFI: Naval Postgraduate School – Kuali Coeus System Support Services
• DHS CBP OIT TASPO to award non-competitive 8(a) Common Application Framework contract
• USCIS OIT to award non-competitive $20M+ EXA Customer Services & Online Account experience task

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Partner Spotlight: Beyond the Box: Unveiling the Unexpected

Following its acquisition earlier this year of Regency Technologies, Iron Mountain Government Solutions (IMGS)‘s Melissa Carson, shares more about this team’s continued growth in the public sector and the company’s open invitation for partners. Read on here.