New HHS & DoD AI/CMS/VA/OPM/DOC/NOAA IT Execs; 415M NRC DIVA/CMS IRA/DOL VETS/USDA Grants/DHA PMSS/Navy Cyber wins; Polaris/DOS STS/NOAA IT Protest📰

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

• HHS names Dr. Meghan M. Dierks Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
• CMS Data & Systems Group names new leader
• Paul Lawrence appointed Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
• Melvin Brown II takes new position as CIO at U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
• OPM recruits Dennis Johnson to serve as Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer (SES)
• FDIC Acquisition Innovation SME Harrison Smith announces departure to join private sector – more to come
• Commerce Dept. recruits Elizabeth John from McKinsey to serve as Chief Portfolio Administration Officer, CHIPS
• Daniel Holtzman named DOD Chief Digital and AI Office Deputy Executive Director
• NOAA SIS names new Office of Common Services leader
• AFLCMC contracting deputy director set to retire, to seek private sector role
• Federal Health Market Business Leader Mike Marshall departs Booz Allen to join Fedstack
• Chris Bishop returns to Mission Technologies, a division of HII, as Chief Growth Officer
• C3 AI recruits Jason Rahimitabar from CAE to drive Strategy & Business Development
• Pearl Interactive Network recruits Dan Cruice to drive Business Development
• Recently retired CIA Cyber and Digital Innovation leader Garrett Melich is now President of Level Up
• Mark Bushey Longe announces role as Co-Founder and CGO at new SDVOSB, Horizon Defense Solutions
• Proven Corporate Development & Growth lead Vajira Ranaviraja set to take on new challenge – more to come

⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• Even more Post-Award Protests Piling up on $10B Polaris GWAC Small Business Pool
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Protest Filed: $415M Development and Integration Vehicle for Applications (DIVA) BPA
• State Dept. Protest Denied: $150M Bureau of Consular Affairs STS Services contract
• Navy Protest Dismissed: Solicitation Number N0018925RZ020 | GDIT
• USDA Protests Filed: RDA Solicitation Number 12SAD225Q0001 | FI Consulting and RiverNorth
• Decision Released: NOAA NWS IT security controls assessments protest denial

⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• NRC Contract Award: $415M Development and Integration Vehicle for Applications BPA
• CMS: C-HIT beats out 7 to win $18M Marketplace Learning Management System task
• CMS awards $58M Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) sole source contract to IQVIA
• DOL: FedWriters beats out 5 to win VETS Program Evaluation, Enhancement and Policy Support contract
• USDA: Essnova awarded Red Hat Enterprise Linux Support
• USDA: METI beats out 2 to win Forest Service Inventory Risk Assessment and Mature Old Growth Forest Support contract
• USDA: Khulisa beats out 2 to win Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grant Program Evaluation
• DOS: NORC beats out 10 to win INL/KM Program Evaluation Services contract
• Navy: Sybersense scores C5I Cyber Current Readiness Support contract
• DoD DSS: A3 Consulting beats out to win $24M RPA Support task on 8(a) STARS III
• DoD DSS: N2IA Technologies scores NBIS Sustainment Support contract win
• Army: N2IA Technologies wins again, adds Sustainment Command Enterprise Management Consulting IDIQ
• Army: Link Solutions beats out 19 to win $20M Fort Stewart Information Technology Services task
• Navy: ATG beats out 5 to win $26M COMNAVAIRPAC Information Technology Support task
• DHA: Deloitte wins $36M J6/SRMB Program Management Support Services contract
• Space Systems Command: MTSI awarded $100M PMO and Systems Engineering, Integration & Testing contract
• Air Force: CACI beats out 3 to win $62M EITAAS Wave 1 task – SIPR Network
• Air Force: Oneida subsidiary wins $24M EITAAS Wave 1 SIPR Project task
• Navy: Contract Award: $54N CMPC Software Development
• Air Force: PatchPlus scores HQ AMC A3 A37 Operational, Functional, Systems Support task

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🐝The Morning Buzz:

• Steven Koprince shares: SBA released some official FY 2024 SB contracting numbers, and–as usual–we’ve got a mixed bag.
• Josh Duval shares: #GovConThoughts: SBA Should Issue a Correction to Harmonize its JV Past Performance, Experience Rules
• John Montel, DOI Associate CIO, shares his thoughts on the ever-Evolving Role of the Federal CIO

🎯GovCon events to get in on now:

• AFCEA NOVA Army IT Day 2025
• HHS & CMS Online Happy Hour sponsored by Magpie Health Analytics
• Bethesda AFCEA: Transforming Health IT Summit
• DHS Online Happy Hour sponsored by PingWind

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

• Imagine Believe Realize Collaborates with Design Firm Building Momentum in their Alexandria, VA Design Space
• HighPoint Digital, Inc. Awarded Prime Contract on OASIS+
• SoftDev Incorporated was recently awarded on the OASIS+ Small Business contract
• Trewon awarded $100M DoS Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) Financial Resource Management Support contract

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DHS Forecast Update: Reverse Auction II
• FEMA Pre-Solicitation: EDAMI Test and Evaluation (T&E) Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Support
• US Coast Guard Pre-Solicitation: Office of Civil Engineering (CG-43) Enterprise Integration, Modernization and Program Support
• VA RFI: Federal Procurement Data Systems – Next Generation Data Quality Improvement
• NIST Sources Sought: Development of Evaluations and Benchmarks for Assessment of AI Models Cyber Capabilities
• NSF Draft Solicitation: Operational and Technical Support for the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
• Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Sources Sought: Defense Nuclear Weapons School Student (DNWS) Information System
• Navy releases NAWCAD Long Range Acquisition Forecast (LRAF) – FY25

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