🚀VA EAS/DoD PRISM/FEMA SOC/EPA RE BPA wins; 557M Census CIS/IRS EPPIS/CISA IC/162M USAF EPAS/409M Army MSS Protest📰; FBI/FDIC/USAF/VA Exec moves

🌟The Peel Podcast: The JR and Ali Show: November CMS Opp Forecast – JR Glass and Ali Steer look at a new column in CMS’s forecast – “project description”- as well as recent leadership shifts in government contracting and CMS that could reshape engagement approaches with the contractor community. Listen here.

👀New SB Alliances formed for 20 leading IT & Consulting firms set to kickstart FY 2025 across FedCiv (DHS, VA, FDA, CMS, Treasury), DHA and DOD Details here.

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• Spring resolution for $1.9B IRS Enterprise Program Project Integration Services BPA?
• JV challenges $409 US Army Forces Command JRTC Mission Support Services award

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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:

• Air Force Intelligence Community recruits new Chief Data Officer
• FDIC CTO and Deputy CIO Bob De Luca takes CIO role with Railroad Retirement Board
• VA taps familiar face to be Executive Director Analytics and Performance Integration
• FBI IT Ops and Customer Experience (CX) Leader takes new challenge with CrowdStrike
• DoD names Defense for Health Readiness Policy and Oversight Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary
• ICF recruits Eric Hakimov as a VP to advance Corporate Development and M&A efforts
• Tanium recruits DHS/VA Account Manager from Red Hat to drive VA Strategic Accounts
• Fed Health IT leader Jaime Rosado now an independent consultant
• Todd Akers named Federal Sales SVP with Primer.ai

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

• Census Bureau Protest Filed: $557M On-Prem and Cloud Infrastructure Support BPA
• CMS agrees to hold off on a new award for $6.6B Call Center Contract until protest resolved
• DHS CISA Protest Filed: Internal Controls Support task
• US Air Force Fresh Protest Filed: $162M SCAT 1 Engineering, Professional, and Administrative Support task
• Defense Health Agency Protest Filed: Solicitation Number HT001124R0045 | JCS Solutions
• US Navy: Decision Released for $99M Scientific, Engineering, Technical, and Analytical Support Services contract protest denial
• US Navy Protest Denied: Military Sealift Command, Logistics Directorate Worldwide Logistics Services

⚡Check out the latest Contract Awards:

• VA: Maveris beats out 10 to win $38M Enterprise Security Architecture Support contract
• USAF: Additional awardee named to $1.8B DEAMS Personnel and Readiness Infrastructure Support Management (PRISM) IDIQ
• EPA: Leidos wins $21M eBusiness Working Capital Fund Support Services contract
• GSA: LMI beats out 6 to win $18M Renewable Energy Strategy Support BPA
• U.S. Coast Guard inks $11M Oracle Software Enterprise contract with Akira
• FEMA: Leidos awarded short term Security Operations Center Support Services task
• DHA Contract Award: $11M IT Services on 8(a) STARS III
• US Navy Contract Award: Business Systems Center NDP OPS CSS Labor
• DoD WHS: Recently acquired WOSB scores Office of Net Assessment Senior Security Manager Support contract

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• Re: CGO Fired – It was just a matter of Time – Absolutely crucial. It’s essential for people to dig deeper and examine the details. Currently, nearly half of the GovCon AI tools are owned or operated by parent companies that compete in the same NAICS codes and are likely bidding on the same contracts. More here.

🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• M&A: H.I.G. Capital and Thoma Bravo to Acquire CompTIA Brand and Products
• Joan Bishop, QualX Corporation CGO asks: “Anyone interested in another “No Host Social” THIS Thursday starting at 5pm at Yard House in Tysons? If so, see you there!”
• DOS focused Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the Department of State focused SDVOSBs drawing interest of late. Meet them here.
• 📆 Two Events to Get in on Now:
  • We understand this may have appeared closed yesterday but Early bird pricing is open and does end Friday for GTC’s VA Digital Health Summit: Mission Success, Challenges, Opportunities-FY25 event OS AI members get an additional discount with code OrangeSlicesAI
  • Who’s coming? FDA, NIH, HHS and CMS will be there. 2025 Engage winners – government officials and industry executive leaders will be there. Will you? Register now for the November Elev8 GovCon and Engage FedGov event and kick off the holiday season. Details here.

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

• Connected Logistics scores Prime award 13 under the JETS IDIQ
• Amivero expands partnerships with USCIS Refugee Asylum and International Operations (RAIO) Directorate
• DLH to Provide Critical Systems Engineering and Integrated Logistics Services for Navy C5ISR Systems

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• VA RFI: Consolidated Corporate Support Services (CCSS) 2.0
• HHS RFI: EIS PMO Support
• FDIC Presolicitation: Information Technology Application Services IV (ITAS IV) Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA)
• US Navy: Naval Special Warfare Command (NSW) Enterprise-wide Maritime Special Operations Forces (MSOFS) 2.0
• US Air Force RFI: Warfighter Program Support (WPS)

Partner Spotlight: 🌟NextStage Is Leading the Way in GovCon Capture Tools

There are a ton of new tools on the market, but a few stand out. Here we share real world perspective from First Division Consulting’s Brian Tessier about the impact NextStage has had on business. Read on here.