OrangeSlices AI Newsletter for Monday 10/9/2023 – Columbus Day

In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue … or so the poem goes.  

We know many of you, to include all of our Federal Government readers, have the day off in recognition of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. OrangeSlices will be back tomorrow bringing a full slate of the freshest and most accurate competitive intelligence you can find anywhere! 

For now, one reminder: Nominations extended for one week – and one week ONLY – for the Engage FedGov 2024 Leader Awards. Nominate here.

Your Monday Recap: Included below are 30 of last week’s most viewed and/or shared items: 

• Shifting Federal Cloud Procurement to Meet Today’s Needs 
• VA uses SBIR Phase III program to award $48M Veterans Experience Office Human Centered Design Support contract 
• Contract Award: $1.7B CDC Data Modernization Accelerator (DMAC) 
• Big hires and big wins have this 8(a) SDVOSB poised to do even bigger things in FY’24 
• Partner Request: CMS IRA Data Analytics and Program Support 
• The Growth of a $450M Entity and Recent Success Built on a $75K IRS Pilot Project 
• CMS taps rising leader to head OIT IPSG Division of Security and Policy  
• Growth and Business Development leader Macon Hardy has launched a new consulting firm  
• Contract Award: $37M DHS ICE OCIO EPSB Enterprise Robotic Processing Automations (RPA) and Data Analytics Platforms Support 
• January RFP for US Coast Guard Finance Center Data Driven Business Process Support need drawing interest 
• Skyward beats out 17 to win a DOT FMCSA IT PM Support Contract 
• Protests Filed: $34M SEC Office of Chief Data Officer (OCDO) Data Services BPA 
• Contract Award: $123M NIH Advanced Research Projects Agency for Heath (ARPA-H) IT support services 
• CMS RFI: CMMI Value-Based Care Technology Request for Information 
• TSA backtracks on $93M award to Deloitte after protests 
• Retired Tech Industry Exec, Federal CIO and Army Officer, Joe Paiva has created and launched a $100M Impact Fund focused on helping small federal tech services companies.   
• Former VA Center for Innovation Leader Jonah Czerwinski tapped as new Head of U.S. Public Sector @Thoughtworks (btw- he is hiring Growth leaders!) 
• New IDIQ, New award – This SDVOSB just added a $10M VA CDS Task win 
• DHA JOMIS opens Industry Day and details CustomerX Vendor Pool Strategy 
• Quick Hits: CMS October Opportunity Forecast is out – Strategic Comms, Data Tools, and heavy on the MIDS 
• MetaPhase wins TSA Salesforce Center of Excellence 2 task 
• Contract Award: $17M IRS OCIO Contact Center Infrastructure Market Research and IV&V Support 
• Protest Update: DHS CBP OIT Enterprise Small Business (ESB) IT support BPA 
• SDVOSB JV wins $47M VA VHA Recruitment Marketing & Advertising Campaign contract 
• Post Acquisition, now former GRSi President, David Affeldt, takes on a new CEO role  
• Contract Award: $62M FDA SAP Business Objects (BO), Business Intelligence (BI) Software Application and Support BPA 
• Premium OS AI: Funding Pulled for $30+M HHS ACF OCIO Support contract 
• Protest: VA VHA Integrated Critical Staffing Program (ICSP) 
• Contract Award: $28M CMS RADV Medical Record Review Contractor 
• More awardees named to $137M DHS FEMA Digital Workflow BPA 

The Celebration you don’t Want to Miss:  

• Elev8 and Engage GovCon – The inaugural Elev8 and Engage GovCon social event – Details and registration here.