T4NG2/TSA IPMSS/CMS Opp News📰; 49M MHS OMIS-A/CMS CAPMS/75M FSA CC/127M DOL JC/100M USAF JEEP BPA/Army AppDev wins; HHS/DHS/USAF IT Acq SME moves

Looking Ahead to 2025

• 🚨CMS November Opp Forecast is out – OP Analytics; Enterprise PM; HQR Systems (HEAT) and CEAMS Opps Added – Here OS AI shares several opps added and other changes to the list. Details here.
• 📢 Speaking of Forecasts, VA’s Technology Acquisition Center just announced it is now using the GSA Acquisition Gateway Forecast Tool for Contracting Opportunities. Details here.

🌟The Peel Podcast: Cultivating thriving workplace cultures – OS’s Shelley McGuire interviews HR SME Betsy Cerulo where they discuss the importance of equity, and navigating government contracting. Listen here.

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• Turbulence ahead for $340M DHS TSA Integrated Program Management Support Services (IPMSS) BPA award
• Fight updates on $257M VA Office of Connected Care Program Support Integration IDIQ
• Courts to decide Treasury BFS DDM Private Collection Agency (PCA) Services BPA challenge

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

• Courts side with VA on plans to revisit $60.7B VA T4NG2 IDIQ scoring

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:

• HHS names Quentin McCoy Head of Contracting Activity (SES)
• Longtime DHS IT Services Lead rejoins agency to drive CWMD RPME Branch
• ICE IT Division Contracting Chief takes position as Sr Procurement Exec at US Marshals
• Ex-US Air Force CIO IT Acquisition leader to drive Strategic Growth for Presidio Federal
• Dan Squillaro now Vice President of Strategic Solutions at NetImpact Strategies
• Audra Upchurch takes position as VP of Homeland Security at Cybermedia Technologies
• VA and Military Health SME Deniz Cirivello launches Women-Owned boutique consulting firm OpenSeas
• Rachael Roueche Joins Magnum Opus (MO) as Head of Digital Services
• Christa Carter-Moyer now Senior Director of GWACs at DecisionPoint Corporation
• RBCI promotes Joe Pisciotta to Senior VP of Growth & Client Capture and John Ryan Bailey to VP of Federal Health & Life Science Solutions

⚡Check out the latest Contract Awards:

• CMS: Scope Infotech led JV beats out 25 to win $34M Agency Project Management System (CAPMS) task on 8(a) STARS III
• Education: Maximus beats out 3 to win $75M FSA SPS Contact Center Support and Back-Office Processing task
• VA Award: $55M Bull NovaScale Mainframe Hardware/Software Maintenance Support
• DOL: Adams and Associates wins $127M OJC Atterbury Job Corps Center Support contract
• FAA: i360 beats out two to add FMIS Support task win
• SSA awards Critical Systems Security Controls Testing contract to Accenture
• USAID: NORC beats out 7 to win M/OAA PLR/LER new Research and Analytics for Development Mechanism contract
• USAF iCYLON awarded SAF ISSO support services contract
• MHS: CACI beats out 3 to win $49M US Army Operational Medicine Information System (OMIS-A) Support task on Alliant 2
• USAF: 8(a) SDVOSB ACC3 wins Materiel Command Low Code Development contract
• Army: Solutions Engineering Corp wins PEO EIS Ab Initio Software Apps support contract
• Army: Newly acquired Precise Systems subsidiary wins PEO-C3N Technical Manual Conversion and Development Services contract
• Navy: FTI beats out 6 to win $53M NAWCAD Surface/Aviation Interoperability Laboratory (SAIL) Support task on SeaPort NxG
• USAF: BAM Technologies awarded $100M JEEP (Joint Education and Exceptional Family Member Program) BPA

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🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• EPA CIO Vaughn Noga details slew of new modernization efforts underway
• VA focused SDVOSBs to know – Here we spotlight the Veterans Affairs focused Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small businesses drawing interest of late. Meet them here.
• Tris Carpenter shared: Missile Defense Agency has posted a Tranche and Crosswalk update for its $5B+ Agile Professional Services Solution (MAPSS) program. First up is Tranche 1 – Quality/Mission Assurance ($205M) and Safety ($53M), targeted as GSA OASIS+ (Tech & Eng) SB set-aside tasks

📆 Three Events to Get in on Now:

• Scope Infotech, Carahsoft and Alteryx host 3rd annual Whiskey and Analytics
• Early bird pricing ends this Friday for GTC’s VA Digital Health Summit: Mission Success, Challenges, Opportunities-FY25 event
• Department of Commerce Strategic Sourcing Initiative – Operational and Program Support Services Industry Day

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• Re: TechSur …Knowing that my employer not only appreciates my work but acknowledges the level with which I manage it is something that I have not seen in over 30 years in my career … More here.

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

• DecisionPoint wins $30M USTRANSCOM/Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) Contract 
• JRSS Achieves Triple ISO Certification: A Commitment to Excellence and Quality
• Sikich Expands AI Consulting Capabilities

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DHS Update: Architecture, Development, and Platform Technical Services (ADaPTS) 2.0 Draft RFP expected in Q2 of FY 2025
• US Air Force RFI: ANG Web Tools and Cloud Support Services
• VA RFI: IT Software Development Support Services
• State Dept. RFI: User Experience and Application Effectiveness Assessment
• GSA RFI: IT Market, Category Management, BPR, Pricing Strategies, Data Governance & Benchmarking BPA
• DISA RFI: Capability and Service Requirement Office Support Service
• Navy RFI: CUS Systems Design, Installation, O&M, Network and Enterprise Engineering Support

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