CBP PMSS/USCG TASS/CMS Opp📰; IRS BTA/DHA ARRM/DHS OC3/GSA ICAM/98M Navy DTA/Treasury CDFI wins; Coast Guard IT/IRS Analytics/DISA Execs on the move

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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:

• DHS recruits US Coast Guard Leader to drive Financial Systems Modernization
• CMS OAGM taps rising leader to drive Operations & Communications
• DHS taps familiar face to be Deputy Executive Director, Headquarters Operations
• IRS Policy and Data Analytics lead exits, takes a Federal Chief of Staff role
• ICYMI: Longtime Defense Health Agency Program Manager preps to retire and consult
• DOL taps Fiscal Operations & Technical Support Branch Chief
• Secretary of the Air Force, Studies and Analysis office names Chief of IT
• DISA names Army Lt. Gen. Paul Stanton as DISA director and JFHQ-DODIN Commander
• Nüvitek promotes Heidi Silver to Chief Growth Officer
• RCSI welcomes Qasim Hussain as a Strategic Advisor
• Astrion names DoD Growth and Ops leader Koren Odermann as VP of Capture
• Proven Growth. Profit and Ops leader Vet Tim Smith on the hunt for his next challenge

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• New SB Alliances formed for 40 leading IT & Consulting firms set to kickstart FY 2025 across FedCiv (DHS, VA, FDA, CMS, Treasury), DHA and DOD
• IRS set to take a second look at $1.9B Enterprise Program Project Integration Services (EPPIS) BPA?

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

• USCG Protest Dismissed: $102M FORCECOM Training, Analysis, and Support Services (TASS) IDIQ
• USCG Protest Dismissed: Solicitation Number 70Z02324QCG8FMOBPA – Guidehouse
• DHS Protest Filed: $39M CBP Program, Project and Mission Support Services (PMSS)
• NOAA Protest Denial Decision Posted: $48M NWS Systems RMF Assessments BPA
• US Air Force Protests Denied: CDM Wide Mission Support
• US Special Operations Command Protest Dismissed: Data Technical Support (DTS)

⚡The end of Fiscal Year Madness is done and we don’t peddle old news. Here are the top fresh Contract Award Actions:

• DHA: AMSG wins $32M Acquisition, Requirements and Resource Management Support Services (ARRM) contract
• FEMA: GDIT beats out 3 to win $13M in Outsourced Contact Center Contract tasks
• GSA: eTelligent Group beats out 3 to win ICAM SME and Business Support Services task
• GSA: Electrosoft wins ICAM Division and FPKIMA and USAccess Programs System Security task on STARS III
• Treasury: Areeva Solutions wins CDFI Application Reviewer Management Services IDIQ
• IRS: Deloitte wins $19M Business Tax Account (BTA) Bridge contract
• HUD OCIO inks $127M Salesforce CRM Software Licensing deal
• Navy: Tech Wizards wins $98M Tactical Training Group Pacific DTA Development, O&M Tech Support task
• Navy: Serco wins $97M NAVSEA SEA04X Training and Project Support (TPS) task

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🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• SB Champion Dwight Deneal helps announces the relaunch of the NASA Mentor Protege Program. More here.
• You can still get in on tomorrow’s Loudoun GovCon Happy Hour Details here.
• Colossal lead Shirley Collins shares notice of #22FORYOU Day 2024 Details here.
• 👀 GovTech Connects to announce Digital Health Transformation Award Honorees today. Not registered yet? Details here.

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

• Blue Phoenix wins Loan Guaranty Service (LGY) contract to lead development of VA servicing data standards
• GAMA-1 Technologies Wins NMITS Web Design Task Order for NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
• 9th Way Insignia adds another win at VA, this time for OIG SharePoint and Power Platform Suite support
• AMSG wins U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence Knowledge Management Support Services (KMSS) Contract

📢 Most Viewed Comments

• Re: AdTech – Adtech is great company to work, Supporting management and high possibility of growth. It has great contacts with Federal agencies. More here.
• One person’s opinion: Mentor Protégés and JVs are wonderful tools for growth and collaboration. But when major Small Business GWACs and IDIQs end up with more JVs than actual small businesses, we have lost our way. See the comment here.

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DOT FAA Draft RFP: Weather Systems Integration Contract (WSIC) Update
• DOD NGA RFP: ACADIA II Update
• Army RFI Seeks Industry Input on Next-Gen Command and Control

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