100M CBP PWSS/CMS CASA/IRS EA/VA PMSS/USDA Web/SBA MySBA/DoD Cloud IT/DOS BODS IT/CDC NCIRD IT wins; CMS WECMS/OASIS+ SB/HUD Analytics Protest Scoop🍦

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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.

• US Air Force names Deputy Chief Information Officer
• Former VA VR&E leader launches IT Infrastructure and Data Analytics consultancy
• Markon recruits Scott Thoden to serve as Chief Growth Officer
• Industry Growth Leader Mike McKinney launches consultancy

Taking note of the story behind strategic hires: Meet Bixal’s new Senior Vice President of Consulting Services, Malcolm Harden

🔍 This is a dynamic marketplace with a lot of comings and goings. To help you keep up with all of the action, check out this report highlighting top Senior Industry and Federal Leaders on the move from this week.

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• VA preps release of $150M+ EHR Modernization Independent Enterprise Testing RFP
• One protestor withdraws challenge on $1.9B IRS EPPIS BPA
• USDA hurdles one challenge on RD Salesforce Cybersecurity Support IDIQ
• GAO squashes challenge of $44M US Navy SUBMEPP IT Services award
• Award attempt #3 drives fresh challenge on $130M DOJ Civil Service Desk Support competition
• Another protestor jumps in on $10B US Army IT Enterprise Solutions-4 Hardware

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🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know:

• DoD Platform One announce its next generation software acquisition pathway, the P1 Solutions Marketplace
• Red Team Consulting Insight: Election 2024: Forecasting the Impacts on Federal IT Programs Read here.
• Three events to get in on now:
  • VA to host 22nd Century Technologies Virtual Business Opportunity Session
  • DHS PIL focused Collabolutions event with Scott Simpson, Aaron Pujanandez and Nick Schutt
  • Shauna Weatherly shares: FedSubK live event this month about how to anticipate Federal opportunities

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

• CMS Protest Dismissed: $72M Web Experience/Content Management Services 2.0 contract
• GSA making progress on GSA OASIS+ Total SB Set-Aside – another protest dismissed
• HUD Fresh Protest Filed: $14M FHA CCAP Analytical Support and Services

We know it can be hard to stay on top of all of the latest news and activity. To help keep you abreast, here are some of the recent protest actions the OS AI team noted over the past week.

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☔ HHS and CMS COs continue to be busy making awards

• CMS Contract Award: Medicare Fee-For-Service Corrective Action Strategic Analysis Effort
• CMS: AgileXtended wins Organizational Culture Change support contract
• CDC Contract Award: $21M NCIRD Office of Informatics IT Systems Support
• ACF Contract Award: Children’s Bureau Regional Partnership Grants Innovation Professional Support

🔥 As were COs at the IRS

• SHR Consulting Group wins IRS OCIO Enterprise Architecture Core Services contract
• ThinkTek wins an IRS Emerging Priority Strategy and Support Services contract
• AI-powered Eigennet wins IRS eOPF Services contract
• Contract Award: $18M IRS Acquisition Program Management Support
• Contract Award: IRS OCIO IRDB Support
• APTNEXUS wins IRS OCIO SAS support task on 8(a) STARS III

⚡Contract Award actions to close out the week!

• CBP: Amivero wins $99M OT Professional Workforce Support Services (PWSS) IDIQ
• CISA Contract Award: $18M Presidents Cup Cybersecurity Competition
• VA: Blue Water Thinking awarded VHA Supply Chain Systems Directorate PMSS contract
• VA: DIS wins Strategic Communications Plan support task on VECTOR
• SBA: 8(a) STARS III Prime scores MySBA Learning Platform support task win
• CSOSA: STS wins again, adds Application Development Services contract
• USDA Contract Award: Food and Nutrition Services Websites Migration and O&M Support
• DOS: Diaconia wins again, secures BODS IT Services Staffing contract
• DOE: Abaco wins CPIC, BPM and Regulatory Compliance Support task on 8(a) STARS III
• Census: Akytech/OST JV wins DITD DRPS Middleware Support Services task on CATTS
• NOAA Contract Award: National Water Model Implementation Scientific, Technical Support
• NIST: JV wins AI Risk Management Framework Support task on STARS III
• DOT: SDVOSB Stafford beats out 4 to win PHMSA Business Support Services BPA
• DOD OIG to award Data Center and Cloud Engineering Support follow-on contract
• DOD Contract Award: Civilian HR Cloud IT Support Services (CHRCITSS)
• Navy Contract Award: $26M Facilities Engineering Command Enterprise Hosting Services
• USAF: Accenture wins $1.6B Cloud Service Support Contract

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

• RSC2 awarded $30M Contract to Bolster U.S. Army’s Tactical Network with Advanced Engineering and Operations Support
• Oddball awarded $5M Follow-On Contract to continue work on VA.gov Task Order
• Maximus awarded IRS Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) task
• Heartland Consulting awarded Business Continuity Planning Contract (BCP) for Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP)
• Strativia scores Armed Forces Retirement Home contract
• BryceTech strengthens Biosecurity and Defense Capabilities with New Divisions
• Renovus buys government records management services provider QualX

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• CBP Pre-Solicitation: $100M+ Integrated Traveler Initiatives (ITI) Technology Solution Development, Program Management, Engineering Support and O&M Services RFP
• DHS to award non-competitive Cyber-Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) Support task on Alliant 2
• USCG Pre-Solicitation: Comprehensive Maintenance System Analysis (CMSA) and Configuration Management Support (CMS), Scientific and Technical Information (STINFO)
• VA RFI: Human Capital Service Center (HSCS)-Delivered Solutions IT Support Services
• FDA Sources Sought: Engineering and Application Support Services BPA
• Treasury RFI: Information Returns Modernization (IR Mod) IRIS/UI
• Forest Service RFQ: Strategic Alignment and Optimization Analysis of the Pacific Northwest and Pacific Southwest Research Stations
• NASA RFI: Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Next (ENX)
• Army RFQ: Website Maintenance
• USAF RFQ: Theory of Constraints Implementation to Support Combat-Focused Logistics
• USAF RFI: Space Acquisition and Integration Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA II) Support

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