CMS/USDA/DOI/DoD IT Exec moves; 49M DHS Salesforce/ IRS AFP/DHA NMHM/Navy EBO/USAF DevSecOps wins; 95M GAO & VA IT/CMS MA/ & more Polaris Protest 📰

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🐝The Morning Buzz:

• OpenAI debuts ChatGPT Gov for federal agency use
• OPM issues Fork in the Road: Deferred Resignation Email to Federal Employees – to offer buyouts to all 2 million federal workers
• Judge temporarily blocks Trump freeze on federal grants and loans – DOD releases Statement Clarifying Defense Contracting
• Shauna Weatherly shares: SBA Revises FY2025 SDB Goal from 15% down to 5% effective 1/24/2025
• Former VA IT Exec Bill James: “Time for Transparency: VA/OIT – Where Did the Money Go?”
• Koprince McCall Pottroff: FAR Council establishes Size & Status constraints that require awardee rerepresentation on multiple-award contract (MAC) orders
• US Coast Guard focused small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the USCG focused firms drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

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

• CMS IT Ops lead exits, takes new challenge with USDA
• DOI OCIO Cybersecurity Division taps Branch Chief
• US Navy PEO – Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) names new CTO
• Jon Feere takes Chief of Staff role with DHS ICE
• Francis Spampinato rejoins SBA as Associate Administrator, Government Contracting and Business Development
• Databricks recruits DoD Acquisition & Emerging Tech SME to serve as Global Head of Public Sector
• Salesforce recruits Anthony Brown to serve as Major Account Exec for Defense and Aerospace
• SoftDev recruits CMS industry SME Mark Tyrrell to drive Capture Management
• Joseph Notarangelo takes position as IDIQ Growth Director at T-Rex Solutions
• Red Team adds Jennifer Kirkhoff as General Manager of Capture at Red Team Consulting
• SAIC recruits Brian Nawrocki to drive Department of State growth
• TCG welcomes Vivian Chen to drive Business Development

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• One step forward one step back on $10B Polaris GWAC Small Business Pool
• Updated Timeline: Booz Allen’s Veterans Affairs award challenged in Courts
• GAO forced to holding pattern on $95M ISTS IT Support contract

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⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• Protest Dismissed: CMS Medicare Advantage Provider Directory Accuracy Review and Analysis
• Decision Released: DHA Medical Staffing Services protest denial

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

🎯Fedstack – A New Business Unit Focused on Serving Pressing Technology Needs of Federal Entities – Following the news that Smoothstack had launched a new business unit to serve pressing technology needs of federal government entities, we caught up with EVP Chris Coligado to find out what the announcement means for this trusted technology solutions provider and its Federal clients. 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.

• FEMA makes $49M Salesforce buy from Koniag on STRATUS Integration and Development Services BOA
• FEMA: Cadmus beats out 6 to win $75M ORR Strategic Initiatives Technical Assistance (ORR SITA) BPA
• IRS: ASRC Federal subsidiary adds $24M Asset Forfeiture Prog Support Services contract
• USDA Contract Award: OCIO Nextcloud on STRATUS Cloud SaaS BPA
• DOT: P17 Solutions expands footprint at FAA – adds new IT services task win on eFAST
• DHA: OASIS+ delays force bridge contract award for National Museum of Health and Medicine Support
• Army: CMS wins Boise MEPS Applicant Management Services (AMS) task
• Navy: Malasha Technologies scores $55M Enterprise Business Office Support contract
• Navy to award Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River IT Support Bridge contract to Smartronix (SMX)
• Air Force: RAFT beats out 6 to win Platform One Customer Experience (CX) task on DevSecOps BOA

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🎯GovCon events to target today:

• In Florida Thursday? Tyto Athene invites you to a special SOUTHCOM Happy Hour
• ⏰ Tick Tock: Seats Filling fast for GSA National Capital Region, Office of Acquisition Industry Day 2025

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

• ADG-REI Technology Ventures Secures $22.3M Contract with HHS Administration for Children and Families
• Fearless: Supporting IT staff augmentation with the U.S. House of Representatives
• RIVA Secures Trademark for Optimal Outcomes™ Digital Delivery

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• FEMA Pre-Solicitation: Cyber Security Ops and Control to be released as WOSB set-aside
• CISA Pre-Solicitation: Infrastructure Security Division (ISD) Exercise Support Services
• US Coast Guard Pre-Solicitation: Surface Forces Logistics Center (SFLC) BOD IT Services
• USCIS pushes Outcome-Based Delivery and DevOps Services IV (ODOS IV) Solicitation release to March
• DHS Pre-Solicitation: HQ Financial Management Support
• CISA notes no longer needs Knowledge Management and SharePoint Support requirement
• CISA Forecast IOD: Cyber Grant Support and Program Development
• DHS HQ to make non-competitive Enterprise Architecture support award
• TSA to award Dynamic Integrated Secure Connectivity for Operational Value and End Point Resiliency (DISCOVER) Bridge Contract
• PBGC RFQ: Corporate Finance and Restructuring Department (CFRD) Expert Financial Advisory Services (EFAS)
• Navy Sources Sought: Human Systems Integration SME

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