T4NG2/USDA DWITT & DIA IT BPA Protest📰; Top VA IT/NIH/DHS Exec moves; Major CMS player rebrands; IRS ECM/State Dept ASM/100M Navy CABAS IDIQ wins

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• T4NG News: Vendors take action in response to Courts request for VA to go back to the drawing board on this $60.7B IDIQ
• Competition Stalled for USDA’s multiple-award Data Warehouse IT and Transformation (DWITT) BPA
• Challenges continues for DoD DIA Enterprise IT Advisory Support BPA

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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 2025:

• NIH NIMH lead and former FDA IT Exec takes a new Federal CIO role
• TSA names emerging IT lead as Deputy Director, End User Services
• Significance recruits Audie Murphy to serve as VP, Technology
• Leidos recruits Omair Janjua, MD from Deloitte to serve as CTO – Health Mission Solutions
• Total Systems Technologies Corporation recruits William Lee as Chief Growth Officer
• Jessica Hersey joins Red River as Senior Vice President of Business Development

AND, a slew of current and former #VA IT and Consulting leaders are on the move:

• DHS FEMA recruits VA HR Operations Exec to serve as Chief Human Capital Officer
• Full Circle: Shane McNamee rejoins VA in support of Digital Health Office Transformation
• VA CXO John Boerstler exits, takes role as Executive Vice President Ipsos North America
• RP Pro recruits former VA VHA CCPI lead Michael Harry as VP of Technology Solutions
• Technatomy adds Larry Dibble, former VA Digital Lead, as Sr VP of Application Modernization
• VA recruits longtime HHS leader to serve as VBA OAR Exec Director

🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• Big News: Under Lena Trudeau’s Leadership, Fu Associates (a major CMS/HHS player) rebrands as Inclined
• Two Events to get in on now:
  • DOT FHWA Accelerating Market Readiness Program Virtual Industry Day
  • Elev8 GovCon and Engage FedGov Event – FOMO? This event will sell out. Register now for the November Elev8 GovCon and Engage FedGov event and kick off the holiday season. Details here.
• FEMA focused WOSBs to know – Here we spotlight the Federal Emergency Management Agency focused Woman owned small businesses which are drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

🍊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:

• Decision Released: Protest Denial of USAF Mission Support Services IDIQ
• Decision Released: USAF Protest Denial Mission Support Services IDIQ

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

• IRS: ATI and Vibrantech JV add $10M OCIO ECM Support contract
• Treasury: BruckEdwards wins OCIO HSPD-12 Technical Support Services contract
• Treasury: JLAN Solutions wins OHR Frontline Leadership Training IDIQ
• State: Gray Matters wins CA Administrative Management Systems support contract
• DOS: Kwaan Bear Technology subsidiary adds $14M Professional Support Svcs contract
• US Navy Contract Award: $100M Cost and Business Analysis Support IDIQ
• Navy awards Enterprise Network (ONENET) Augmentation/Resilience Pilot to Google
• DTRA Contract Award: $12M Advisory & Assistance Services
• Navy: 8(a) SDVOSB Vectrona wins Expeditionary Combat Command HQ Support Services contract

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

• Trewon Technologies secures spot on the GSA OASIS+ HUBZone SB GWAC
• Credence Management Solutions recruits industry leader Mike Vogel to build VA and DHA accounts

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• VA RFI: OSDBU Shared Services Directorate IT Systems Integration (ITSI) Support
• VA Draft RFP: Independent Enterprise Testing and Support Services (IETSS)
• VA RFI: LGY Automated Appraisal Management Services (AMS)
• NIH RFI: NHLBI JHS Community Engagement Center
• US Marine Corps RFI: SYSCOM Data Environment & Integration Portfolio Logistics Data Transformation IT Support
• USAF RFI: Engineering, Professional, & Admin Support Services (EPASS) supporting Mobility and Executive Airlift
• USTRANSCOM RFI: Defense Personal Property System (DPS) Technical Support Center