More CIO-SP4 scoop; 31M CMS Ops/IRS IRA IT/VA C&P/179M CMS QPP/Census PM wins; 130M DOJ SD/FBI IT/VA AppDev/1B DOD GEMS IT Protest📰; CISA CIRA update

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Programs, Policies, Procurements & Partnerships – Navigating CMS – CMS government and industry leaders will discuss ways to better support the important set of missions driven by CMS and the contractor community. Details here. OS AI Premium Members register here. 

The Juice🥤: Big Investments do not guarantee Big results, but they do signify intent! Here are several Federal and Industry leaders who are set to make an impact in 2024.

🐝The Buzz – Keep up with what’s happening:

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

📢 Most Viewed Comments on OS AI:

  • Re: ABS Group – A company like no other… the story with ABSG is that they do not try to mold you into the consultant they want you to be, they equip you with all the necessary tools to be the best version of yourself. More here.
  • Re: Fresh Set of Protests filed with U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) against the CIO-SP4 procurement – Neither of the two new protestors appear to have been an awardee last year!! More here.

 🌟 Samyak Solutions – It’s all in the Name for one Growing 8(a) HUBZone and HHS, CBP and USAMRDC partner – With a goal of looking to understand the competitive landscape, and to shine a light on emerging players in the field, we spoke with Seema Dixit, Founder and President of Samyak Solutions (SSI) whose JV is already making strides with USAMRDC and at DHS/CBP. More here.

Following multiple significant wins in 2023 to include a spot on a $500M+ DOJ JMD OCIO Service Desk and Incidental IT Support Services BPA, Kirk Macchiavello shares Zolon’s strategy, how it has successfully grown post 8(a) status, and what it seeks in potential partners. More here.

Featured Posts

8(a) small business scores first Prime win, a $31M CMS Operational Analytics contract
While by no means a new face to the agency, this minority-owned small and disadvantaged business just picked up its first Prime contract, and it was a big one, as they beat out one other bidder to win a 5-year CMS support contract.

Fresh Protest Filed: $130M DOJ Civil Service Desk Support task
Just days after the Department of Justice made a new award decision, after being forced to take corrective action, a new challenge has been filed with GAO in relation to this 5-year DOJ Civil Division funded support task.

Softrams wins $179M CMS Quality Payment Program Clinician Interface and Scoring
Adding to a string of recent wins, this rapidly emerging digital services provider, beat out one other bidder to win a 5+year contract in support of CMS.

Fresh Protest Filed: FBI CJIS Digital and Information Technology Services
A fresh protest has been filed in relation to this RFQ issued by the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for digital and information technology services.

VetsEZ wins VA Compensation & Pension (C&P) Product Line Help Desk Tier 2 and Deployment Support task
This Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned provider of IT services, and a major partner to VA, just beat out two other bidders to win a 3-year contract in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Protest Dismissed: VA National Surgery Office (NSO) Technical Application Development, Maintenance, and Support
The lone known active GAO protest filed in relation to this Department of Veterans Affairs requirement has been dismissed.

Contract Award: IRS OCIO Inflation Reduction Act Human Resources IT Transformation (IHRITT) support
Further broadening its footprint in support of the Internal Revenue Service Office of the CIO, this small business was awarded a new Information Technology modernization contract.

Protest Withdrawn: US Army Materiel Command Mission Training Complex Capabilities Support (MTCCS) II IDIQ
The last known active GAO protest filed in relation to this U.S. Army Materiel Command requirement has now been withdrawn.

Contract Award: US Census Bureau Decennial Directorate Program and Project Management support
This 8(a) woman-owned and SDVOSB professional services and business solution provider just beat out three other bidders to win a 3 1/2-year contract which was competed as a WOSB set-aside action.

Protest Filed: $1B DOD DHRA Global Enterprise Management Services (GEMS) IT support contract
A protest has been filed related to this recently awarded 5-year Alliant 2 Information Technology support task order funded by the DHRA Defense Manpower Data Center.

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Department of Defense

Sigma Defense Announces Acquisition of SOLUTE, Expanding DevSecOps Capabilities

Protest Withdrawn: US Army Materiel Command Mission Training Complex Capabilities Support (MTCCS) II IDIQ

Protest Filed: $1B DOD DHRA Global Enterprise Management Services (GEMS) IT support contract

DOD RFI seeks Non-Traditional Businesses for OUSDA&S Concierge Project

Defense Logistics Agency taps Executive Director for Small Business Programs

Contract Award: $49M Air Force Multi-Caveat Analytical Computing Environment (MACE) Software Platform Contract

ASRC Federal Wins DLA Supply Chain Management Contract, Providing Support to U.S. Navy Depots

Sigma Defense subsidiary wins $59M US Navy Autonomous Systems Development and Central Software Repository support

Fresh Set of Protests filed with U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) against the CIO-SP4 procurement

Fresh Protest Filed: $10B US Army Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-4 Hardware (ITES-4H)

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Federal Health

8(a) small business scores first Prime win, a $31M CMS Operational Analytics contract

Softrams wins $179M CMS Quality Payment Program Clinician Interface and Scoring

VetsEZ wins VA Compensation & Pension (C&P) Product Line Help Desk Tier 2 and Deployment Support task

Protest Dismissed: VA National Surgery Office (NSO) Technical Application Development, Maintenance, and Support

VA Revenue Operations CPAC to host Industry Day – seeks integration of bolt-on applications to the Oracle/Cerner EHR

VA VHA RFI: External Clinical Peer Review Services 10-Year BPA

Contract Award: $4M VA Operational Readiness Assessment Audit Services

Fresh Set of Protests filed with U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) against the CIO-SP4 procurement

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