CIO-SP4/OASIS+/IRS EPPIS Protest📰; CMS WECMS/DHS VRMA/USDA Grants/HHS Data IT/DOJ CSS/EPA RM/CDC IIS/DoD Data wins; DHS/Ed/DOT/DoD OCIO/CISO moves

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:

• IRS Cybersecurity leader takes acting CISO role with Treasury Department
• Brian Bordelon promoted to Deputy CIO at the Department of Education
• FEMA Cyber Strategist takes role with VA driving Information Security Risk Management
• DHA MHS EHR functional leader and Health Informatics Chief set to retire
• Dr. Mike Horton takes new responsibilities as DOT’s acting Chief AI Officer (CAIO)
• Cyberspace Ops Leader takes role as Vice Director, NGB CIO/J6 at National Guard Bureau
• NAVWAR’s New Commander: Rear Adm. Okano Takes Charge 
• Proven Industry Leader Nate Crochunis launches NPC Services, new GovCon Consultancy
• SAP recruits Alon Jaffe as Vice President, Federal Government Services Sales
• Nate Copeland is now VP of Growth and Culture at Xcellent Technology Solutions (XTS)
• Ben Henning takes role as Sr. Vice President – Federal ERP Practice at SkillStorm
• Experienced growth lead Kristen Neely joins CDW to drive Federal Google Cloud BDl
• Conduent recruits Anna Sever as President Government Services

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

• Signs of Progress on $50B CIO-SP4 IT Services GWAC with a new Protest Dismissal
• Post-Award Announcement Protests Piling up for GSA OASIS+ Total SB Set-Aside
• Protest Filed: $1.9B IRS Enterprise Program Project Integration Services (EPPIS) BPA
• Protests Dismissed: $582M GSA Military OneSource Program Award
• Fresh Protest Filed: Defense Human Resources Activity RFQ-1682225

🐝 The Buzz: OS AI Bringing the Good Stuff:

• Get Ahead: 14 DOJ Opportunities and RFPs expected to draw interest in 2025
• OPM Director of Small Business Office – 5 Questions I Wish Small Business Owners Asked Me During the GovCon 4th Quarter
• GSA’s Laura Stanton shared: Interested in working with GSA on generative AI?
• Industry pressure forces NASA to press pause on SEWP VI
• PilieroMazza: When a Protégé Rebels Against Its Mentor: The Price Contractors Pay for Not Knowing Fiduciary Duties
• Bill would spur VA to increase contracting with women-owned small business

Imagine Nation ELC – Over 750 executives from government and industry are expected to participate in what has been described as the “best event in the government technology arena”. Details here.

⚡Contract Award Actions: 

• CivicActions beats out 13 to win $72M CMS Web Experience and Content Management Services (WECMS 2.0) contract
• DHS Contract Award: CBP Vendor Risk Mitigation & Assessment (VRMA) Support Services
• DHS Contract Award: CISA SBD Economic Impacts Report
• USDA Contract Award: $16M FS Financial Management System Support task
• USDA Contract Award: FNS Community Food Systems Division (CFSD) Grants Support
• RAFT wins HHS ACF TANF Data Portal IT Professional Services contract
• CDC Contract Award: $9M Immunization Information Services IDIQ
• CDC Contract Award: $6M Immunization Information Services IDIQ
• Savan Group wins EPA National Records Management Program Support task
• USAID Contract Award: $39M Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Hub (IPI/GEWE) Engineering Industries
• DOJ US Attorneys Office (EOUSA) awards CSS Services bridge contract
• Contract Award: US Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board IT Security Support
• DOD Contract Award: $14M PRISM OUSD OXD SEED Task Order
• DOD Award: $42M Defense Legal Services Agency Case Analysis & Investigative Support
• Tripoint wins Army Corps of Engineers CIO/G6 Data Visualization Services task on 8(a) STARS III

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

• BAC awarded VHA Systems Safety and Instructions Design Support Contract
• Platinum Technologies scores NOAA task win
• OPSWAT Acquires InQuest, Strengthening Federal Go-to-Market Strategy, Network Detection, and Threat Intelligence Capabilities

📢 Most Viewed Comments:

• 🍊OS AI Premium: An effort is underway to halt two CMS App Development solicitations in their tracks – Interesting, but the same case could be made for any GOTS solution. I am not sure this is unique. Read here.
• Protest Update: $50B CIO-SP4 IT Services GWAC – Signs of Progress – The latest word I am hearing is that a new round of unsuccessful offeror notifications are being sent out. Read here.

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• HHS RFI: ACF Office of Child Care Monitoring and Oversight System
• VA RFI: Sierra VASNHCS Customer Service and Release of Information Processing Services
• HHS RFI: Federal Occupational Health (FOH) Systems Integrator Services
• Indian Health RFI Sought: Hopi Healthcare Center Consultant Services
• HUD RFI: Strategic Organizational Assessment and Workforce Planning Project
• DOI NPS RFQ: Northeast Regional Office (NERO) IT Helpdesk Services

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