77M CMS DASH/USDA PLAS/DHS NOSC/SEC Digital Svcs/DOJ CyberSec/OPM HCDMM/DOE NNSA IT wins; New OASIS+/IRS UNS/USDA Portal/Army RCCTO Protest Scoop🍦

🚀 Meet the 2025 Accelerate FedCiv 100! – OrangeSlices spotlights rising Federal IT & Consulting firms showing exceptional growth and momentum. These powerhouses are primed to shape the future of the GovCon Federal Civilian Sector. Check out the list here.

🌟The Peel Podcast: December CMS Opp Forecast – JR Glass (GovCon Growth Solutions) and Ali Steer (Steer Operational Solutions) are back with expert insights on the latest CMS updates. From decoding forecast inconsistencies (trust but verify!) to pro tips for next week’s Industry Day—this duo has you covered. Listen here.

🐝Your Morning Buzz:

• DHS cancels ICE Virtual Vendor Engagement Day event in support of IT acquisitions – to be rescheduled in 2025
• DOT FRA Acquisition Leader and “Swiss Acquisition Knife” shares pre-Holiday Market Research for Investigation Training Support need
• Four GOP members of Congress ask HHS to halt efforts toward government-administered AI Assurance labs
• FNN Podcast: This proposed SBA procurement rule fixes one they got wrong in the first place
• JDSupra: Trump 2.0: What Happens to Federal Funding
• 📢 ICYMI: 2025 FXPElev8 (Federal Excellence Program) award nominations have been extended! This program will recognize deserving high-performing enterprise-level Federal Government Programs and Offices that are delivering on the important missions of the respective agency and doing it the right way. ⏰Deadline now Dec 13. Nominate here.

The Juice🥤: Big Investments do not guarantee Big results, but they do signify intent! Some leaders set to make an impact in 2025:

• Post Acquisition, Bryce Golwalla to take role as Senior VP with Tria Federal
• Joseph Lavezzo promoted to the role of Vice President of Federal Civilian at SMX
• Appian recruits Michael Schwartz from AWS as Market Leader for Public Sector Services Sales

🔍   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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• Not so fast! GSA now forced to fight second front on GSA OASIS+ Total Small Business Set-Aside
• Army pushes back on Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (“RCCTO”) support protest

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⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• IRS Protest Dismissed: User and Network Service (UNS)/Customer Service Support (CSS) IT Service Desk Support contract
• USDA: Not so fast! – Fresh protest filed on WIC Food Delivery Portal support task
• Decision Released: DHS ICE Detention Management, Transportation and Food Services Protest Denial
• Decision Released: DISA Enterprise Cloud Services Solution Price Realism Analysis Evaluation protest
• Court of Federal Claims Decision Released: HHS SAMHSA IT Services protest denial

• ⏰ Tick. Tock, Time is running out to register for next week’s DHS Virtual Happy Hour and Opportunity Talk with USCIS Sr. IT Acquisition Advisor Monica Padron Harris, brought to you by OrangeSlices AI & Shelley’s Events and this month’s sponsor, ResolveSoft. Details here.
• AND, 🚀 Kick off 2025 with the GovCon Vanguard 250 event that will feature dynamic panels with Acquisition Leaders, Federal CTOs, and industry disruptors, sharing insights on emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities for FY25. Details here.   

⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• CMS: CORMAC scores a $77M Data Analytics Supporting Healthcare (DASH) BPA task win
• SEC: Oddball beats out two to win Data Science Workstations IT Support task
• OPM: Excella wins again, beats out 3 to win Human Capital Data Management and Modernization (HCDMM) support task
• DHS: Leidos awarded short term $22M OCIO Network Operations Security Center (NOSC) Support Services contract
• DOJ: On heel of pre-award protest, DEA awards Cybersecurity Services Support Bridge contract to NTT Data
• FBI inks $34M contract for IBM Software, Hardware, and DataPower
• USDA: SDVOSB CTI beats out 17 to win NRCS Staffing Support Services task
• USDA: ASRC Federal awarded RD Program Loan Accounting System (PLAS) and Ops Support contract
• DOE: Technomics wins NNSA Technical Support Services contract
• Army: CALIBRE Systems scores $43M Cost Analysis and Visualization Environment (CAVE) Support Services BPA
• Navy: EY Government Services wins $39M Problem Solving and Process Improvement Office support IDIQ
• Navy: ASRC Federal subsidiary beats out 5 to win Circuit Management Office Program Management support contract
• USAF: Creek Technologies beats out 2 to win Safety Management System Mishap Prevention Campaign support task
• USAF: STOPSO beats out 3 to win 437th Operations Group IT Support task on VETS 2

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

• RELI Group and ePATHUSA JV FedPath Solutions celebrates wins across CMS
• Connected Logistics announces final and 14th DLA JETS 1.0 IDIQ task order prior to JETS 2.0
• Akima Subsidiary Secures Contract with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
• GDIT Expands ServiceNow Partnership with New Strategic Collaboration Agreement

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest

• DHS to award non-competitive Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute IDIQ to MITRE
• CISA announces that Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Training requirement is no longer in the plans
• VA Sources Sought: Data Quality (DQ) Technical Analysis & Functional Support
• SAMHSA RFP: Grant and Contract Review Support (GCRS) IDIQ
• CDC Pre-Solicitation: FY 2025 Emerging Public Health Priorities BAA
• Bureau of the Fiscal Service RFI: Awards Management Information System Tech Services
• DOT FRA: Human Factors and Accident Investigation Training
• DOJ RFI: US Marshals Service (USMS) ITD Functional Operations and Resources for Core Enterprise Services (FORCE)
• USDA RFI: Office of General Counsel (OGC) eDiscovery Litigation Support and Service
• DARPA posts Program Announcement for Artificial Intelligence Exploration (AIE)
• USMC RFP: Training and Education Command (TECOM) Statistical Analysis Support
• USMC RFI: Program Executive Officer Land Systems (PEO LS) Support Services
• Navy Pre-Solicitation: Professional Program Management and Support IDIQ Follow On