🔥92M DOJ PTAS BPA/IRS PTS & SSP/VA BETPSS/USDA Agile/Navy AI/NIST Web wins; DHS Happy Hour; IRS EPPIS/NIH Dev/USAF DCRIOS/USDA CyberSec Protest News

🍦Coach’s Corner Podcast: Women in Homeland Security: Laura Bennett sits down with Kristina Tanasichuk, Founder & CEO of the Government Technology & Services Coalition, for an inspiring conversation on leadership and passion. Listen here.

🐝The Morning Buzz:

• Shauna Weatherly shared: Today the Administration has signed an EO titled “Implementing The President’s “DOGE” Workforce Optimization Initiative” – Agency Heads shall promptly undertake preparations to initiate large-scale reductions in force (RIFs). See her tips here. Read the official EO here.
• Just Announced: DHS Online Happy Hour with Monica Padron Harris sponsored by The Procurement Pros
• ICYMI: SMX Announced its Acquisition of cBEYONData
• Steven Koprince shared: At some point, the government is going to perform an audit of self-certified small disadvantaged businesses in SAM, and the results ain’t gonna be pretty. More here.
• Tris Carpenter shared: Air Force Test Center 5-year, $1.5B Technical and Management Advisory Services (TMAS 3) notice and Army PEO IEW&S  posted a 32-page Q&A doc for $1B AI and Software at Pace (AIS@P) IDIQ
• Customs and Border Protection focused 8(a) small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the CBP focused 8(a) small businesses which are drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

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• $30+M NIH Software Development RFP comes under fire on multiple fronts
• We see activity from IRS on $1.9B Enterprise Program Project Integration Services (EPPIS) BPA awards
• No resolution yet on $80M+ USAF Defensive Cyber Realization, Integration, and Operational Support (DCRIOS) II IDIQ
• The Silent Shred – The latest Federal Contract Cancellations/Stop-Work orders at IRS, ED, and lots at DOL and HUD.

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The Juice🥤: These firms and agencies are gearing up to make big impact in 2025 and beyond:

• VA names Brianne Ogilvie as new Deputy Executive Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
• Jake Denton named Chief Technology Officer of the Federal Trade Commission
• FedScoop shares take on State Department’s top data and AI official Matthew Graviss’ departure
• VA names new Acting Executive Director, Education Service
• Centrifuge recruits Peter Frith to serve as Chief Growth Officer
• ASRC Federal adds Raj Jayaraman as Competitive Intelligence, Position to Win, and Strategic Pricing Senior Vice President
• Akumen recruits Marysela Bonillas-Gonzalez to serve as Sr. VP, Strategy & Operations
• Dave Melvin now UiPath Vice President Public Sector North America
• Paragon Cyber Solutions recruits Matthew Wilber to drive BD and Capture
• Ahmed Ayad takes role as SMX SVP of BD for the Defense, Space and Intel Markets

⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• Decision Released: USDA Cybersecurity Services protest denial

🔍 Been heads down working on a proposal? Track all the latest protest activity here.

🌟Elev8 GovCon Spotlight: MBL Technologies: Stretching Boundaries and Taking Bigger Swings – Following recent wins at VA and CMS, we caught up with members of the MBL Leadership team, including Matt Buchert; Denis Lynch; and Courtney Schiffman to hear more about the journey, and what’s ahead. More here.

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⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• DOJ: XL Associates wins $92M DEA Professional, Technical and Administrative Support BPA
• IRS: SD Solutions beats out 9 to win OCIO Project Tracking System (PTS) support contract
• IRS leverages SBIR Phase III program to award OCIO funded Shared Services Tools Platform contract
• VA: AgileRank beats out 3 to secure another BETPSS task win
• CBP Contract Award: Office of Trade and Trade Policy and Programs (TPP) Support task
• NIST: Prometheus Computing awarded MML Lab Web App Development Support task
• USDA awards $13M FPAC Prometheus Agile Release Train Support
• DOT: JLAN Solutions scores $10M Federal Aviation Administration task win on eFAST
• DoD: ANSER wins $19M OCIO Defense IT Enterprise technical support contract
• Navy Contract Award: Reliable Environment for Contracted Air Services Tracking App Support
• Army: GDIT wins $34M DoDIN Sites (NETCOM) O&M support task on ITES 3-S
• Navy: BCG scores $22M AI Support Services contract
• DLA: Nationwide IT Services (NIS) wins DOC IT Technical Support Services task on JETS

🔍Looking for a specific award or other news? Check out OS’s Advanced Search Function here Did we miss highlighting your key win? Message us at support@orangeslices.ai.

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

• REI Systems Unveils Mindful AI-Powered Solutions to Drive Government Efficiency Through Digital Transformation
• Sev1Tech Launches Multi-Agent Generative AI-Driven Digital Twins Platform Vertasyn
• RSC2 Secures a $116M Contract to Support the Enhancement of the Army’s Aerial Intelligence Capabilities
• Two Six Technologies Delivers Strategic Growth and Makes Exceptional Mission Impact in 2024
• GDIT and IonQ to Develop Quantum Solutions for Government Missions
• FalconTek awarded $130M VA Hines Consolidated Mail Order Pharmacy contract
• Centuria Secures Additional GSA Oasis+ Best-in-Class Multi-Agency IDIQ Awards
• Databricks + Confluent announce expansion of partnership, enabling real-time data for AI-driven decision-making

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🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• US Coast Guard Pre-Solicitation: Ops Information Systems Product Line (OISPL) PM & Business Support Services
• FEMA Pre-solicitation: Disaster Assistance Information Services (DAIS) Support – SOAR
• USCIS Updated Pre-Solicitation: Office of Policy and Strategy (OPS) Regulatory Support
• CISA Updated Pre-Solicitation: Admin & Exec Correspondence Support TCV doubled/now due out 3/25
• US Coast Guard Pre-Sol: Low code/no code Data Management System IT Support
• TSA Pre-Solicitation: Acquisition Program Advisory & Support Services
• IRS Sources Sought: Product Management Support
• IRS RFI: Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) Engineering and Development Support
• U.S. Senate Office of the Sergeant at Arms (SAA) RFP: Information Technology Support Contract (ITSC) V
• US Air Force DRAFT RFP: GPS Engineering, Analysis, and Remote Site Sustainment III (GEARSS III) IDIQ
• Navy RFI: Development, Modernization, & Maintenance for Integrated Condition Assessment System (ICAS)

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Magpie Health Analytics: Telling Stories, Connecting Data, & Building Trust to Transform Healthcare – Looking back on a decade’s worth of experience focused on CMS, Bil Westerfield shares some insight into how this team has become a trusted advisor and partner, advice for others who may wish to follow suit, and what’s ahead for this growing firm as it looks to expand its reach, and relationships. Read on here.

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