⚡CMS DMAC/VA OPAL/FBI RAIT/CDC MCS/Navy AI/ML wins; 100M CDC IT/IRS NMCC/Army FMS/NIH Analytics BPA/409M Army FORSCOM scoop🍦; DHS/CMS/Navy exec moves

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🍊The Peel Podcast: AI in Government and Why Data Matters – David Blackburn and Mark Headd, Sr Director of Technology at Ad Hoc and former GSA Innovation leader, dive into the evolving landscape of AI in government. From the rapid pace of AI innovation to the challenges agencies face with data security, workforce readiness, and vendor partnerships, Mark shares how government agencies can harness AI effectively. Listen here.

🐝The Morning Buzz:  

• VA hosts Industry Day: OASIS+ Management & Advisory domain vendors for TAP Program
• Kaylee Diamond: Naval Surface Warfare Center seeks submissions for the Robust AI Test Event (RAITE)
• Gary White:🚀 SBIR Reform: Fueling Innovation or Feeding the “SBIR Mills”?
• Luke Nascimento: Fed contracting can be sneaky… Arctas Directory unbundles subsidiary contract vehicles
• Shauna Weatherly: hearing from COs at several agencies that (allegedly) they can no longer sign contracts without express permission from the highest on high
• National Institutes of Health focused women-owned small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the NIH focused firms drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

💲#DOGE Scoop – Avert your eyes if you don’t want to watch – we get it:

• Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
• Labor Dept seeks 90% staffing cut from federal contractor watchdog
• Nearly 6,000 USDA workers fired by Trump to get jobs back, MSPB rules
• Supreme Court reinstates order requiring administration to release frozen foreign aid
• GSA says it will republish a retracted list of potential federal buildings to sell
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Small Business Forum and Expo is canceled

⚙️ It’s all about Community – Resources Page for Affected Feds and Industry: Check it out here.

• Reeba and d8 Group: launch G2G PIVOT Program: Government to Government Contracting Pivot 
• YRCI and Pyramid Systems Launch AIR-hr – An AI-Driven Tool to Revolutionize HR Support for Fed Employees
• Shelley McGuire, RHO, OS AI and Mark Wigginton host: Career Crossroads and Connections: Navigating Career Transitions While Bridging Government & Industry Opportunities

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

• Natalie Prokop Appointed Acting Deputy Director, Immigration Section at DHS
• CMS Product Development Specialist Aaron Thompson rejoins Tantus
• Leidos recruits Lorenzo Ceballos from Peraton to drive FEDSIM Center of Excellence
• Koniag recruits proven industry leader Joanie Barr to serve as Sr. VP, Business Operations
• Sabel Systems Technology Solutions welcomes Shawn Purvis as CEO
• Jamie Simcox takes new role driving Business Development at MicroTech
• Amanda Chavez takes new position as Vice President of Experience Strategy at Qualtrics
• Reinaldo Rivera takes new role as VP of Strategic Growth at Navaide
• Jarrett Conway Joins Inadev Federal Business Development
• Circadence recruits Harry Wingo to serve as Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

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• Inching closer on $1.1B NIH Data Analytics, Software Engineering and Cybersecurity BPA?
• Green Light on $409M US Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) JRTC Mission Support award
• The Silent Shred⚡– Check out today’s contract terminations at GSA, CFTC, CDC and VA. See the List here.

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🔍 ⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• Protest Dismissed: $100M+ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention OCIO IT Services
• Protest Filed: Department of the Army | W91RUS-24-R-GCCC-512678 | DirectViz Solutions
• Protest Filed: Department of State | 111119999 | Deloitte Consulting
• Fresh Protest Filed: IRS Network Management Control Center (NMCC) IT and Operational Support Service
• Protest Filed: US Army Foreign Military Sales (FMS) initiative Programmatic Support IDIQ
• Protest Dismissed: US Air Force Solicitation Number FA8622-24-R-B005 | Sumaria Systems

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

🍦Finding Unicorns: The M&A Journey – Winning at GovCon M&A requires providing unique value to government agencies. Cos DiMaggio, a successful serial entrepreneur, shares his tips on science, technology and disruption and his growth strategy – Compressing the distance between developers and users. Listen here.

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⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• CMS: Acumen beats out 2 to win $18M Data Modeling and Analysis Contract (DMAC)
• VA: FedPartners beats out 7 to win OPAL Tier One Acquisition Business Systems Support contract
• CDC: Health Research and Analysis wins $12M Health Program Evaluation (HPE) contract
• CDC to award CTE with DVS Medical Coding Systems Enhancement, Dev & Interoperability support contract
• DOJ: IMTAS wins $9M FBI Redstone Arsenal IT Support Services contract
• Navy Contract Award: $33M Siemens Teamcenter Software Maintenance
• Introducing Thunderforge: AI for American Defense
• USAF: SDVOSB beats out 6 to win $8M ANGRC Information Assurance Support task on 8(a) STARS III
• Navy Contract Award: $25M Autonomous and Intelligent Aircraft Maintenance Technologies SBIR Phase III Tech and AI/ML support

🔍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.

🎯Events and Updates:

• AFCEA Lowcountry, CDCA, and WID Palmetto band together for a “SBIOI After Hours Networking Social” in SC

Track More Federal GovCon Events Here.

📢 Most Viewed Comments:

• Protest Filed: $100+M Centers for Disease Control and Prevention OCIO IT Services – Why can’t any CDC IT contract be awarded without a protest. This is why they have moved nearly everything else to ANC. More here.
• 🍊OS AI Premium: Silent Shred – The New Administration’s Federal Contract Cancellations – 508 and risk management are the new emerging cross-agency phrases. More here.

Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• VA cancels National Data Systems (NDS) Health Information Access (HIA) Support RFQ
• ED RFI: Information Collection Request, Review & Approval Syst Maintenance and Support
• National Park Service RFI: Microsoft 365 Support
• NIST RFI: Evaluations/Benchmarks for Assessing AI Research/Dev Capabilities of AI Models
• DISA RFI: FMxC2/G081 Field Maintenance Data Information System
• DISA RFI: J-3/5/7 Operations & Strategic Support
• Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) RFI: Decisive Action (DA)
• Air Force RFI: Arcus Dual Service External Data Migration
• Navy RFI: Robust Artificial Intelligence Test Event (RAITE) 2025
• US Marine Corps RFI: The Online Project Information Center (TOPIC)

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