12B DLA JETS 2.0/CMS PEO/DHS AI/VA ART/IRS HCT/HHS Grants/CISA Cyber/FDA ChatBot/HUD Cloud & USDA Web Modernization wins; FDA PACS/USAF BIM Protest📰

🚀Big News Out Late Yesterday: Official Awardee List Posted: $12B DLA J-6 Enterprise Technology Services (JETS) 2.0 IDIQ

AND, Meet the 2025 Engage Fed Health 150: Driving Innovation Forward – As we embark on a crucial year for the federal landscape, we are excited to present this list of government and industry technology and business leaders who have been nominated, selected, and recognized for their role in advancing the vital missions of Federal Health agencies. See the Honorees here.

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:

• FEMA IT Operations leader takes lead role driving Army Enterprise Cloud Management Agency
• ICYMI: John Boerstler – Thank you for the opportunity to serve as VA’s Chief Veterans Experience Officer
• Brian Edwards takes position as Chief Growth Officer at Avint
• Dorisa Harris now VP Domestic Business Development and Capture at Abt Global
• Tria Federal Announces Katie Webb as New Executive Vice President for Public Health
• David Hagy takes role as Vice President of Sales, Federal Civilian at Dataminr
• vTech Solution recruits Federal Sales and Business Development leader Dwayne Clayton
• Paul (P.J.) DiPietra now Vice President, Federal Govini

⚖ GAO and the Courts – check out the latest Protest Action:

• FDA Protest Denied: Professional, Administrative, and Consulting Services (PACS) IDIQ
• USDA Protest Dismissed: WIC Food Delivery Portal support task
• CDC Protest Filed: Solicitation Number: 75D30124Q00018 – Deloitte
• IRS Protest Withdrawn: RFQ-5000186842 – West 4th Strategy
• US Air Force Protest Withdrawn: $12.5B Global Base Infrastructure Modernization IDIQ

AI Summit – This inaugural AI Summit, with federal leaders from the Air Force, NSA, DOL, GSA, Army, HUD, GAO and VA, will discuss how agencies are tackling challenges and developing solutions that will make a difference. Details here. 

🔥 HHS COs continue to be busy making awards

• CMS: Index Analytics beats out 3 to win $20M CBRs and PEPPERs support contract
• CMS Contract Award: Provider Enrollment State Oversight Services task
• CMS Contract Award: Rapid Cycle Innovation Program (RCIP) on RMADA 2
• FDA: C-HIT wins Division of Food Defense Targeting (DFDT) Chatbot Solution task
• AHRQ: CORMAC beats 7 to win MEPS Website Redesign support task on CMS SPARC IDIQ
• CDC Contract Award: $24M Digital Media Services task on CIO-SP3
• CDC: Guidehouse wins Legal Analytics and Data Policy support task on CIO-SP3
• ASPR: ICF wins Technical Resources, Assistance Center Information Exchange BPA
• HRSA: MicroHealth wins Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System DME task
• HHS: Guidehouse wins $10M Grants Quality Service Management Office PMO Support task

⚡Other Key Contract Award Actions: 

• VA: Oddball wins Accredited Representative Tools support task on CEDAR IDIQ
• VA: Sierra7 wins VACO ArcGIS Indoors and Enterprise Software Support task on T4NG
• USCG Contract Award: $100M CG-8 Financial Management Organization (FMO) Support BPA
• USCIS: Aperio Global wins Information Security Division CAIS contract for AI services
• CISA: VOSB beats out 6 to win Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert Support task
• IRS: Archesys wins OCIO Human Centered Transformation & Enhanced Partnerships contract
• IRS: Technuf wins HIDS/EDR Solution, Ops, Mobile Threat Sppt, Management Svcs task
• HUD Contract Award: $17M OCIO Infrastructure Cloud Modernization/Transition Support
• HUD: Seneca subsidiary wins $20M IT Governance/Application Engineering sppt contract
• NOAA Contract Award: $45M NPOP Fishery Observer Support Services IDIQ
• ED Contract Award: $17M Acquisition Management System (AMS)
• USDA: MetaPhase wins FAS Website Modernization support task on 8(a) STARS III
• USDA Contract Award: Evaluation Optimization System (BEOS) support
• FBI Contract Award: $10M HR Reports IT Support
• FAA: Bravium awarded ITSM Transition Support contract
• DOD WHS Contract Award: Joint Assessment Enabling Capability (JAEC) support task

📢 Most Viewed Comments on OS AI

• RE: Current state of the $50B Army MAPS IDIQ with Red Team’s Tris Carpenter – Thank you for this detailed summary Tris! Is Red Team considering making this slide deck publicly available for future reference? More here.

🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• Savvier firms may influence who applies: HUD seeks Deputy Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
• Three Federally-hosted events and one upcoming Networking event to check out:
  • NASA Industry Day – Global Modeling & Assimilation Support (GLOMAS)
  • NASA Industry Day – ATMOS
  • DON OSBP Office Hours Series featuring Katelyn Rigle, Small Business Coordinator at DCAA
  • Veterans Affairs Industry Happy Hour – Join Eric Gonzalez, Melinda Pitchford, and September sponsor, Credence Management Solutions Details here.

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

• Alesig announces appointment of new Transit Advisory Board
• COREONYX awarded $20M NIH OHR Support Services contract
• Centuria Awarded United States Navy (USN) Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) Contracts
• Zahid Hussin and team Agile1Tech score a contract win with the White House

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• USCIS to award non-competitive contract for Agile Management, Training, & Human Centered Design Services
• IRS Sources Sought: Customer Experience Research
• DOD RFP: National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) Data Research Support Services for Policy Development
• USAF RFI: Integrated Management and Business Systems Support (IMBSS) IT Sustainment Support

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