New VA BAM DCIO; IRS ITESM/100M DHS OCFO Ops & 426M EPA TechOS BPAs/AFWERX TSS wins; HHS TA/50M SBA ODR&R/DHS FirstSource III/Treasury PCA Protest 📰

📢 Deadline approaching: 2025 FXPElev8 (Federal Excellence Program) awards! This program will consider nominations for deserving Federal Government Programs and Offices – high-performing enterprise-level programs and offices – that are delivering on the important missions of the Federal Government and doing it the right way. Nominations Due November 29, 2024. Nominate here.

⚡In advance of Veterans Day, we share three valuable perspectives:

• 🌟Tria Federal – A Commitment to Veterans; A Unique Mentoring Program – This premier middle-market Technology and Advisory services provider, with a mission rooted in service, takes on a unique commitment in support of Veterans and their families. Read on.
• 🚀 Connsci’s Sean Kelly, a former US Navy Medical Service Corps Officer and VA Deputy CIO, shares: From Public Service to Private Enterprise: Navigating the Transition for Military and Government Professionals
• Meet the Federal IT and Consulting Firms recognized on The 2025 Vet100 List – Inc. Business Media, in partnership with Syracuse University’s D’Aniello IVMF, has announced the eighth annual Vet100 list—a compilation of the nation’s fastest-growing veteran-owned-and-operated businesses. Check them out here.

🔥🔥We are just 12 days out from the 2nd annual OrangeSlices #Elev8 and #Engage GovCon event and we are so close to SELLING OUT! We’ve closed down the entire Guinness Open Gate Brewery for this night of connection, recognition and of course, fun! Register Now!

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:

• VA OIT names Acting Deputy CIO for the BAM Portfolio, Business Integration and Outcomes Service
• NIH taps Associate Director for Communications and Public Liaison and Director, NIH Office of Communications and Public Liaison
• Former CMS Health IT leader Katy Dyer is now a Managing Director with KPMG
• Small Biz NetSEA recruits US Army PEO C3T PM Tactical Network Technical Management Division Chief John Anglin to serve as CTO
• Brian Shimkaveg takes position as VP of Sales at Rancher Government Solutions
• Priscilla Johnson now Director of Growth (FedHealth/HHS) at RIVA Solutions
• Sentar welcomes Larry Hein, IC and USCYBERCOM Growth Champion to the team

AND – Viderity is prepping for a big 2025 – Checking in with its newly hired VP of Business Development, Brady Wentlandt

🔍 This is a dynamic marketplace with a lot of comings and goings. To help you keep up with all of the action, check out this report highlighting top Senior Industry and Federal Leaders on the move from this week.

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• HHS HRSA sees pushback on Technical Assistance contract
• Challenge of Treasury BFS DDM Private Collection Agency Services BPAs pushed to Spring

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⚖ GAO and the Courts:

• Protests continue piling up on $10B DHS FirstSource III as list of court challenges grows
• SBA Protest Withdrawn: $50M ODR&R Disaster Recovery, Mitigation, Policy Support IDIQ
• US Coast Guard Protest Denied: Solicitation 70Z02323R93220001 – Management and Technical Services Alliance -JV
• FTC Decision Released: Financial Management and Internal Controls Support Services protest denial

We know it can be hard to stay on top of all of the latest news and activity. To help keep you abreast, here are some of the recent protest actions the OS AI team noted over the past week.

⚡Check out the latest Contract Awards:

• IRS: eTelligent Group wins again, adds OCIO IT Enterprise Service Management contract
• EPA: 5 named to $426M Office of Atmospheric Protection Technical/Outreach Support BPA
• DHS: 5 awardees named to $100M OCFO Financial Mgmt and Ops (FMO) BPA
• Railroad Retirement Board: Flexion wins Citizen-Centric Online Self-Services Applications support contract
• HRSA: Sampson, Jefferson & Associates wins Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) Technical Writing contract
• VA inks $64M IR WAN Palo Alto Project task on SEWP
• State: AITHERAS beats out 5 to win Records Digitization Support Services
• State: GDIT wins $37M Global Support Strategy for Overseas Consular Services WEEAC Region support task
• FAA: PolyCon Solutions awarded Power Services Group Acquisition Support Services task
• US Army: A & T Systems beats out 11 to win $8M IT Portfolio Services task
• Army: Nemean and Trideum JV beats out 4 to win $91M National Simulation Center Support Operation task
• USAF: WOSB/SDVOSB JST wins AFWERX Technology Support Services
• DoD DSS: A3 Consulting and The Prospective Group JV wins Rapid Contractor Onboarding Support task

🔍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.

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

• M&A: Sagewind Capital Partners with Sabel Systems
• Nava and Focus win prime award supporting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) IT
• LMI Continues Audit Readiness and Support Services to DoD’s Innovative Readiness Training Program
• RIVA embraces new open, flexible environment designed to inspire teamwork and innovation
• OneZero recognized as one of the Vet100 Fastest-Growing Veteran-Owned Businesses for third consecutive year

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• Coast Guard to award Criminal Justice Information Services Sole Source Support contract
• DHS USCIS to extend Services for Product Engineering and Enterprise Delivery (SPEED) until RIVER awarded
• DHS USSS Pre-Solicitation: ICOFR Test Assessment Support for Risk Management and Assurance
• DHS ICE Virtual Vendor Engagement Day event in support of IT acquisitions
• CBP RFI: Networks Operations Center (NOC) Network(s) Management Support Services
• FDA RFI: PrecisionFDA
• FAA RFI: FAST Modernization for the Acquisition Management System (AMS)
• DCSA RFI: Mission Management Branch (MMB) in the Office of Counterintelligence (OCI)
• USAF RFI: Defense Enterprise Accounting Management Agile System Integration (DASI)

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.