Protest🍦- CMS CITTS/DHS IT/339M HHS UFMS/150M DOS STS/347M NNSA IT Pile-On; Big Wins! – USAF DevSecOps/DoD KMSS/NASA ARTS IDIQ; DHS/IRS IT Exec moves

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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 IT Business Management Leader takes CTO role with US Army War College
• IRS names new IT and Business Services contracting leader
• IRS Contracting SME takes challenge as Supervisory Contracting Officer with Marine Corps Systems Command
• Mary Davie, former GSA Dep Commissioner, is now a Senior Advisor to AttainX
• Air Force CTO Jay Bonci departs after three years
• ITC Federal continues to bolster executive team, welcomes Josh Montgomery as CFO
• TechnoMile welcomes seasoned GovCon Leader Jay Shah to Advisory Board
• Alvarez and Marsel recruits Nate Brewer from McKinsey to serve as Managing Director
• IPTA recruits Erin Butt to drive Business Development
• Summit Technology Group recruits Sean Wardlow from BAH to drive BD
• Armis recruits DoD Account Leader Ted Cummings from MuleSoft
• ReliaSource promotes Michael Gentile to Chief Operating Officer
• Tim Hurlebaus promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer with CGI
• GAP Solutions recruits Susan Hudson to drive Proposals

🍊Your OS October Forecast – The End of FY Contract Award Heat Wave🔥is done. Get on your galoshes as the forecast calls for a steady rain ☔ of Protest Activity in the weeks ahead as firms put forth challenges in the Courts and with GAO.

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

• CMS Protest: GAO Updates $87M CCIIO Independent Testing Support Services (CITSS)
• DOE Update: Protestors Pile-On for $347M DOE NNSA Information Technology Managed Services (NIMS) BPA
• HHS Protest Filed: $339M Unified Financial Management System (UFMS) & Hosting Administration (SIHA) task
• DHS Protest Dismissed: Solicitation 70RDA124Q00000113 – Ardent Management Consulting, LLC
• DOS Protest Filed: $150M Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA/CST) STS Services contract
• DOJ Protest Filed: DEA Medical Surveillance
• DOL Protest Filed: ETA OJC Data Integrity, Research, and Evaluation Services

⚡Check out the latest Contract Awards (It is a trickle, for now)

• US Air Force: BridgePhase beats out 5 to win $16.8M Unified Platform Infrastructure Technology Infrastructure (UPITI) DevSecOps Platform Services task
• DoD: AMSG-led JV scores pair of wins to provide Knowledge Management & Emergency Management Support
• US Air Force: Deloitte beats out two to win $21M HNIT Strategic Support task
• DoD: Forge Group wins OUSDP IPSA Campaigning Support contract
• NASA: Metis wins $177M ARC/LARC SIM and Software Facilities ARTS IDIQ
• State Department IRM awards IT Customer Support Services task on NASA SEWP

🔍Looking for a specific award or other news? The awards are in for FY ’24 and we don’t peddle old news.  Check out OS’s Advanced Search Function here – Did we miss highlighting your key win? Message us at support@orangeslices.ai.

🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• DOT Technical Expertise and Support Services for FHWA Office of Safety Industry Day  Details here.
• DOJ focused Woman Owned small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the Department of Justice (DOJ) focused firms drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

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

• DPCG Wins Important VA 508 Compliance Contract
• Executive One Holding Company Announces Multiple DoD Leaders to Join Advisory Board – Bryan, Haith, and Meier

📢 Most Viewed Comments

• FedHealth150 winner Deana DePaz from RHO on CMS Supporting, Managing, and Aligning Quality (SMAQ) BPA – Let’s talk SMAQ!!!!!!! Reach out so we can discuss. See the comment here.
• Fatemah Corlett and team SAIC RE: $247M VA VHA Finance DevSecOps Support Award – 🎉 The sound of winning at SAIC ! 🎉 [Gong] See the post here.

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• VHA RFI: Performance Oversight and Access Reporting (POAR) Software as a Service
• CMS Sources Sought: Health Insurance and Medicare Part C and Part D Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Examinations
• DOD RFI: F-35 JPO Foreign Liaison Office Information Technology and Cyber Security Support Request for Information
• EPA RFI: ORD Risk Management and Ecological Exposure Research Support (RMEERS) III Contract
• Navy RFP: High Assurance Computer Systems Security IDIQ
• USAF RFI: Cloud Management to Support Unified Platform’s FinOps Requirements
• USACE RFP: Navigation and Civil Works Data Analysis and System Support Professional Services IDIQ
• DoD Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) to award FIAR Support Services
• US Air Force RFI: Remote Universal Monitoring System

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