New CMS & NIH CIOs; DHS & DOL Data/VA Comms/DLA JETS 2.0/USAID Tech Ctr/FBI CJIS/275M Census Digital Svcs Protest 📰; IRS names new 1.9B EPPIS Prime

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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:

• CMS names Patrick Newbold as Chief Information Officer (CIO)
• NIH names Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, OCIO
• NIH NICHD names new Chief Information Officer
• Commerce Department taps Enterprise Program Management Office (PMO) Director
• US Air Force Digital Leader takes new role as AFLCMC Deputy PEO, Electronic Systems
• Modern Government Solutions (MGS) recruits 26-year USCG Veteran Marques Johnson
• Another BIG hire by Tria Federal – Diana Ceban joins as Executive Vice President, Military and Veteran Health

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• DHS OCPO asked to take 2nd look at $25M IT/Data Management Program Support BPA
• 2nd Challenge of heavily competed VA OIT Strategic Communication contract falls short

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🚀GOVTECH CONNECTS/ Red Team/ OrangeSlices Event: Army MAPS: Industry Day Highlights and Key Takeaways – Preparing to bid on the Army MAPS $50B IDIQ? This webinar will feature highlights and key takeaways from the MAPS Industry Day along with a historical overview and how you can prepare to compete on this bid. Details here.

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• Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA) Cyber Risk Assessment Tools Industry Day

🍊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 – GAO’s website update feature is back up and you have some catching up to do:

• DLA: Protest of $12B JETS 2.0 IT Support IDIQ is withdrawn
• HHS Protest Dismissed: $339M Unified Financial Management System (UFMS) SI & Hosting Administration task
• USAID Protest Filed: $47M Bureau for Resilience, Environment, and Food Security Technical Centers Support task
• USAID Protest Dismissed: GH-SURGE
• FBI Final Protest Dismissed: CJIS Digital and Information Technology Services
• DOL Protest Dismissed: $19M OWCP Data and Shared Capabilities Modernization task
• Census Protest Withdrawn: $275M Strategic Communications and Digital Services
• USAF Protest Denied: AFLCMC C3I&N Engineering, Professional, and Administrative Support Services (EPASS) recompete
• DISA Protest Denied: Solicitation Number RFP-832369156
• USCG Protest Dismissed (again): Solicitation Number 70Z02324QCG8FMOBPA – Guidehouse

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

• Post protest, IRS adds another awardee on $1.9B Enterprise Program Project Integration Services (EPPIS) BPA
• USAID: Deloitte beats 4 for $90M Furthering Health Reform/Recovery support contract
• NASA: SAIC beats out two to win SMD Autonomous Website Development support task
• State: CSIOS beats out two to win AI and UEBA for Threat Detection and Mitigation support task
• USSOUTHCOM: 8(a) WOSB Halcyon Group wins $23M Joint Information Operations Planning Support contract
• USSOCOM: Prescient Edge wins MRSB PTP Support task on SOF Core Support IDIQ
• DLA: Synergetics awarded $15M LCDS FLIS FEDLOG Software as a Service contract
• U.S. Space Command: Integrated Data Services (IDS) awarded Comprehensive Cost and Requirement (CCaR) System support contract

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🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• Joe Salgado of Red Team shares: GSA Ascend (Pool 1): What does it take to win?
• Rahul Pandhi shares invaluable perspective The Reluctant Entrepreneur: How I built and sold CollabraLink, a $70M Government contracting business
• Jason Miller shares analysis from Gissa Sateri SAIC Robin Gardner CGI on why COMET II is attracting so much attention in GovCon
• DOD plans $1.5B sole source extension for Leidos on MHS GENESIS health care record
• DoD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has launched a Generative AI Open Topic under the SBIR program

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

• Elasticity Unveils Refreshed Website: A New Chapter in Government IT and Management Consulting
• i3 Awarded the CJIS CRM Call Order Under the FBI IT Supplies and Support Services – 2nd Generation (ITSSS-2) BPA
• Synectics Awarded OASIS+ Total Small Business Contract

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DHA RFI: Financial Improvement & Audit Remediation (FIAR) and Audit Services Support
• DOI RFI: Office of Natural Resources Revenue IT Modernization Integrator Support
• DOL Sources Sought: Cloud Based Services
• Army Sources Sought: Army Training Models (ATM)
• Navy Draft RFP Notice: Platform Security Support Services
• Navy posts Pre-Solicitation Slides and Q&As for 8(a) Competitive Corporate Ops Support Services (COSS) requirement
• MDA Draft RFP: IT Operations and Engineering Solutions (MIOES) Partial Bidders Library
• USSOCOM RFI: Special Operations Forces (SOF) Readiness Support