Alliant 3/DHA METC/SeaPort NxG/DOS Dev Protest📰; 461M USAF EDAT/DHA USU IDIQ/DOI IT & DOT CORTAP BPA wins; SBA Earthquake: New Regulations Affect M&A

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🐝The Morning Buzz:

• Woman-Owned Small Business Fights Back Against Set-Aside Shift on Military Health contract
• US Army PEO shares ‘at a glance’ comparison chart for contract vehicles
• Fed Health leader ICA Calls for Bold Collaboration to Launch Obesity Moonshot
• SEC Let’s Talk Small Business series is back with new episodes
• US Army focused small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the US Army focused small businesses which are drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

🔥Podcast: SBA Earthquake: New Regulations Affecting M&A – Sharon Heaton interviews Cy Alba of PilieroMazza about a set of new regulations from the SBA that will significantly affect the value of many set-aside small businesses companies, decreasing the amount owners may be able to get for their entities after January 2026. Listen here.

Other recent M&A News 🔍:

• Trilogy Innovations acquires NRM Solutions to expand software suite designed for natural resource management
• Crimson Phoenix Acquires Blackspoke
• Red Hat Completes Acquisition of Neural Magic to Fuel Optimized Generative AI Innovation Across the Hybrid Cloud

🚀 Have you checked out OS AI’s newly launched GovCon M&A Page? Track all of the latest M&A activity here

⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• Protest Filed: GSA Alliant 3 GWAC
• Protest Withdrawn: US Navy SeaPort NxG Rolling Admissions
• Decision Released: State Department Software Development Lifecycle Support Services protest denial
• Decision Released: Army Maintenance Assistance and Instruction Team protest denial

Search and track all the latest protest activity here.

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

• GSA bids farewell to Exodie C. Roe III, GSA OSDBU Associate Administrator
• Ex-GDIT VP and General Manager of Navy/Marine Corps Regan Campbell launches consultancy
• Leidos announces retirement of Chief Growth Officer, Gerry Fasano
• ICYMI: Deloitte recruits Monty D’Ambrosio to drive HHS Customer Relationship 

⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• DOI: Infotrend beats out 3 to win BLM Litigation IT Support Services BPA
• DOT: Awardees being named to FTA Comprehensive Oversight Review & Tech Assistance Program (CORTAP) BPA
• USAF Contract Award: $461M Enterprise Development Application/Training Services task
• DHA: Chenega subsidiary scores $39M Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) Staffing IDIQ
• U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) Contract Award: Security & Graphic Design
• Army: Small Business beats out 4 to win $65M Test & Evaluation Technical Support Services IDIQ
• Navy: Small Business beats out 15 for $211M Project Overmatch Office Naval Operational Architecture support task
• Navy: Booz Allen Hamilton wins DFSP Manpower Study contract
• TFC wins Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Budget Analysis Support Services BPA
• Fed Health & Digital Solutions powerhouse JV Digital Next takes next steps as they prepare to compete

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🎯GovCon events to get in on now:

• DHA ESS Next – Industry Day Announcement and RFI
• Save the Date – DoD Mentor-Protégé Program Summit
• Save the Date – Childhelp Shining Star Gala

🚀 OS AI launched a new GovCon Events Calendar! – Track More Federal GovCon Events Here.

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

• Raul Jurado shares that Compendious IT Solutions launches new website
• Connected Logistics adds subcontract on ~$46M Project Management, Operations, and Systems Engineering (PMOSE) task
• MetaPhase Consulting Achieves Elite ServiceNow Partner Status
• Hitesh Dev shares that Devout Corporation has officially received the 8(a) Business Development Program Certification

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DHA ESS Next – Industry Day Announcement and RFI
• CBP Pre-Solicitation: FSD IT Systems and Technology Support Services
• FEMA Pre-Sol: National Business Emergency Operations Center Economic Data & Analysis
• TSA Pre-Sol: Acquisition Program Management Business Management Support Services
• DHS to award non-competitive CISA Enterprise Engineering and Operations Support Services (CEEOSS), 6 month Follow On
• DOE releases Solicitation for Program Analyst Support Services to select vendors
• DOT NHTSA RFI: National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) Technical Assistance Center
• DARPA Pre-Solicitation: Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) Office-wide BAA
• Navy Draft CSO: PEO MLB Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP+) Technology and Business Process Exploration
• Navy Solicitation: Corporate Operations Support Services IDIQ Follow On
• Army seeking information on PEO IEW&S MATOC – AIS@P post Industry Day
• Army Special Notice: Broad Agency Announcement DEVCOM C5ISR RTI
• Army RFP: Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) Accelerating Data and Artificial (ADA) Teams Incident Response
• USAF RFI: System Integration for Network, Systems, Application Performance Visibility

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