415M NRC/123M FAA/56M OPM/ & 300M DISA IT wins; Gov kills dozens of DEI contracts; NIH AppDev/Navy PM/MCC Grants/DHS Protest📰; New DOS/GSA/VA Execs

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New Administration Moves Swiftly to Cancel Contracts and Address DEIA Provisions – As it stated, the new Administration is wasting no time in making significant changes to federal contracting policies. What does this mean for IT and Consulting Services Contractors? Read on.

🍊OrangeSlices Partners with vTech Solution to Launch Former Fed Perspectives Page and Podcast Series – OS is thrilled to launch this resource featuring the “Former Fed Friday” podcast series. This exciting initiative explores the journeys, challenges, and successes of transitioning from the federal workforce to the private sector. More here.

New Former Fed Friday Podcast Series 📢: Life After Federal Service with Maria Roat – In the debut episode, Mike Pereira, CTO, vTech Solution talks with this trailblazing IT leader and Navy veteran, to explore her inspiring transition after 42 years of public service. Maria shares her motivation to embrace a new chapter, the steps she took to prepare, and the lessons learned along the way. Listen here.

🎯GovCon events to target:

• USCIS FY25 2nd Quarter Engagement with Industry
• Webinar: SEWP VI Strategies for a Standout Proposal Submission

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

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

• Katherine Lugo now Deputy Office Director of the State Dept Diplomatic Technology’s IT Acquisitions Office
• Larry Allen takes role as director of the Office of Governmentwide Policy at GSA
• VA names new IO Engineering Center of Excellence leader
• Partner Forces welcomes Emily Miller as Sr. Director advancing DHS Portfolio Projects
• RELI Group recruits Mike Korba to drive National Security IT Solutions at DHS
• Razor recruits Growth Strategist Thomas Nowak to drive Capture
• MetaPhase welcomes Brian Funk as Chief Technology Officer
• Anduril announces key promotions – Brose, Steckman, Kaplan, Larson
• Acentra Health appoints industry changemaker Ezmeralda Sager Chief Transformation Officer
• Michael Banks Appointed Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol

🔍   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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• Gov sides with challenger on $20M NIH Software Development Services and Support contract
• Leidos’s DHS award challenged in Courts

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⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• Protest Dismissed: US Navy F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) Program Management (PM) Knowledge Based Services (KBS) Contractor Support Services (CSS)
• Millenium Challenge Corporation Protest Denial: Contracts and Grants Management Division Support Services

🔍 Been heads down working on a proposal? Search and track all the latest protest activity here

🎯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.

🌟Elev8 GovCon Spotlight – Aquia: Strategic Growth Ahead for this Remote First Partner Focused on Hiring, Developing, and Retaining the Best – Recognized multiple times over as an Elev8 GovCon Honoree, Aquia shares its insights on hiring, retention, innovation and doing it right the first time as a federal government partner and deliberately remote-first team. Read on.

⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:
Note: We expect to see agencies slow award activity for a short period of time until new leadership is installed.

• FAA: SAIC scores $123M IT Support Services IDIQ
• NRC Contract Award Update: $415M Development and Integration Vehicle for Applications (DIVA) BPA
• OPM: WOSB RMCI scores $56M IT Services Support contract
• OPM: BSNC subsidiary awarded $23M Business Apps User Support contract
• USPTO: SDVOSB Seventh Sense beats out 2 to win Business Operation Services contract
• CFTC: Analysis Group awarded SME Consulting Services contract
• Navy: EHS Technologies scores $19M Infrastructure Support Services task on Seaport NxG
• Army: CMS beats out 4 to win Omaha MEPS Applicant Management Services (AMS) task
• DISA: SHR Consulting Group beats out 10 to win $300M Platform and Core Services BPA

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🐝The Morning Buzz:

• Just out: GAO posts Critical Actions Needed to Urgently Address IT Acquisition and Management Challenges
• GAO recommendations to OMB on Improper Payments: Agency Reporting of Payment Integrity Information
• More than 300k VA health jobs exempted from White House hiring freeze

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

• Digital Transformation startup Lagarde® awarded first prime federal contract
• Sigma Defense Opens New Facility in Huntsville
• Aretum Awarded SeaPort NxG Contract and Prestigious Polaris Contract Through GCI JV
• Infotrend awarded unrestricted OASIS + contract vehicle
• Easy Dynamics Achieves Multiple Microsoft Solution Partner Designations
• Leidos wins $120 million cybersecurity and cryptographic key management contract
• MTSI Awarded Air National Guard ARTEMIS Contract

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DHS Pre-Solicitation: CISA Enterprise Engineering and Operations Support Services
• DHS to award non-competitive Solutions Development Portfolio and Information Management Services (SDPIMS) contract
• CISA OEA Pre-Solicitation: Strategic Communications & Support Services
• CISA kills planned need for IT Operations Center and Help Desk Support
• FEMA to award non-competitive IA IHP CFNRL Intelligent Virtual Agent Tech Support contract
• DHS OFM JPMO to award non-competitive Information System Security Officer Support Services
• DHS RFI: CWMD Program Management, Financial Program Support Services
• DOJ RFI: Office of the Pardon Attorney (PARDON) Case Management System (CMS) Modernization
• State Sources Sought: Diplomatic Security Credit Reporting Services and Credit Verifications
• USMC RFI: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Support Services
• US Army posts Quarterly Forecast: ACC-APG Competitive Opportunities: Division C
• DARPA announces Anticipatory and Adaptive Anti-Money Laundering Proposers Day

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