🎇CMS APS/IRS RPA/DHS Ops/VA SCM & FSC/CDC Dev/DOS JFMS wins; HHS Cyber/DHS OTSS/FDA PACS/USCG DAH/DHA HDM/Polaris/NOAA App/NIH ServiceNow Protest 📰

Did you miss us? The Fourth of July Holiday included plenty of Fireworks🎇- To help bring you up to speed, below is a recap of some of the top Awards, Protests, Executive Moves, solicitations and More!

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 the second half of 2024.

• DOD taps Acting Chief Information Officer
• GSA CX and Contact Center CoE Exec now at OPM
• VA recruits familiar face from Cerner to be ED VHA Communications
• Anna Routh tapped to be a Deputy Director at CMS
• New Chief, Future Operations at MEDCoE
• DHS taps Senior Director for AI, Office of Partnerships & Engagement
• HHS recruits Deputy Director to lead Program Support Center (PSC)
• Melissa Bruce now Dep Assistant Sec for HHS Program Support Center (PSC)
• NOAA GEMS IT lead now at NIH eRA Shared Service Provider Support Branch
• Former DHA Exec Officer, Infrastructure and Ops Division rejoins agency
• Ex HUD/VA/DOE IT lead now DCSA Dep CIO
• Bryan Fagan named USAF Chief Data Officer, Global Force Management
• Miranda Coleman named Deputy CIO at U.S. Army PEO EIS
• US Naval Forces Central Command/Fifth Fleet names a Chief Data Officer
• US Air Force adds Darek Kitlinski as Chief Technology Officer A1
• US Railroad Retirement Board CIO retires
• Former DOL/DOE/USDA/DHS IT Chief launches consultancy
• Douglas Natal joins MicroStrategy as GM, Defense and Intelligence Community
• Erin Wolfe recruited to drive Federal Capture – CMS at ERP International
• TechWerks adds Gen Kolasheski, U.S. Army (ret), as EVP of Global Operations
• George Thompson launches new SDVOSB A Chief’s Dream Team
• Glen Ives promoted to President and CEO at Castellum

⚡Contract Awards

• Sky Solutions beats 12 for $67M CMS Unified Case Management support win
• Sparksoft beats 10 to win $118M CMS Advanced Provider Screening task
• Index Analytics nabs CMS Medicaid Enterprise Systems Hub Salesforce Platform Sppt win
• Contract Award: CMS CPI FFS Recovery Audit Contractors System Support
• SeKON beats out 9 to win $31M CDC DHP IT Systems Development task
• Anika wins $25M IRS OCIO RPA Platform Support task
• SAIC beats 4 for $206M VA Financial Services Center IT Ops Support task
• VA Automated Benefits Delivery TE and Apps support contract to Agile Six
• VA to award Supply Chain Systems Directorate PPMSS contract to Blue Water Thinking
• Contract Award: $137M VA Identity and Access Management
• CVPS scores $33M VA National Consolidated PBX Maintenance task win
• Oddball wins VA Login.gov Multifactor Authentication Scrum Teams support contract
• MetaPhase wins Microsoft 365 Power Platform App Dev contract with USDA FAS
• Contract Award: Census Bureau AI & Machine Learning Support
• Contract Award: Treasury OCIO PDS support
• Contract Award: USDA OCIO IT Portfolio Mgmt Tool AGMAX Software & Services
• WOSB beats 14 to win $29M USCG CGRC Administrative Support contract
• Contract Award: $22M ICE Victim Information Notification Exchange Support
• Contract Award: $11M DHS OCRSO Sunflower Help Desk Operations Support
• Contract Award: $59M DOE Grid Deployment Office Technical & Programmatic Services
• Contract Award: $125M State Dept. BoD Professional & Management Services
• CGI wins $195M State Joint Financial Management System Support BPA
• Contract Award: $215M US Air Force SBIR Phase III IDIQ for DAVE Analytics platform
• Contract Award: PBGC Business Innovation Services Dept Agile Transformation
• Contract Award: NIH Extensible Markup Language Markup & QA support
• Contract Award: $24M Ginnie Mae ServiceNow Enterprise Solutions

⚖ GAO and the Courts. Some of the latest Protest Action:

• Protest Dismissed: $28M NIH CIT ServiceNow Support Services contract
• Protest: $57M HRSA OIT Information Systems Cybersecurity Services Award
• Protest Filed: CMS RFQ-CMS-2024-241210 – PremierSDN
• Fresh Protest Filed: FDA Professional, Administrative, Consulting Services IDIQ
• Protest Filed: DHS CBP OT Professional Workforce Support Services (PWSS)
• Protest Filed: DHS FEMA Solicitation 70FA3123R00000017
• Protest Withdrawn: VA Solicitation 36C10D23Q0041
• Protest Filed: VA Solicitation 36C10B24R0020 – PenBay Technology Group
• Protest Filed: VA Solicitation 36C25224Q0495 – Salvadorini Consulting
• Protest Filed: $2B IRS electronic payment system contracts
• Protest Denied: State Dept Global Antiterrorism Training Assistance Training
• Protest: $33M NOAA Atmospheric Science & Technology Applications 2.0 Award
• Protest Dismissed: DOJ JMD Service Desk BPA
• Protest Filed: DOJ ATF Emergency Support Section Planning, Logistics, Training & Emergency Response Support Services (ESS)
• Protest Dismissed: US Coast Guard Direct Access Hosting (DAH)
• Fresh Protest Filed: USSOCOM Data Technical Support (DTS)
• Protest Filed: USAF ABMS DBMN Phase II Development
• Decision Released: Air Force AFCEC IT Support Services protest denial
• Decision Released: DHA Healthcare Delivery Modernization protest dismissal
• Decision Released: DISA Information Technology Services protest denial
• Protest Withdrawn: GSA Polaris GWAC Small Business Pool

🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• The CMS July Opp Forecast is out – Opps Added from Data Analytics; and No Surprises Help Desk (NSHD) to FFS Data Collection System and Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions More here.
• Army posts updated RFI for 10-year $1B+ New Modern Software Development Multiple Award IDIQ
• Army issues RFI to help refine requirements for Unified Network Operations (UNO) program
• Air Force announces Industry Day – Platform One
• BESPIN Air Force software factory to Host Groundbreaking Human-Centered Design Workshop
• DOE Prime seeking Software Developer for Analysis Modeling partner
• Legislation Aims to Modernize VA Claims Process With AI

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

• Carahsoft Launches CarahCloud Marketplace for Public Sector Customers
• Oddball scores new VA.gov and Login.gov wins
• Capgemini Government Solutions appoints Dan Ford as CEO
• ASRC Federal Selected to Provide IT Support Services Under $8 Billion FBI ITSSS-2 Contract

📢 Most Viewed Comments on OS AI

• RE: Protest: VA Enterprise Supply Chain Modernization IDIQ – “Word is that DA01–Supply Chain Modernization has been CANCELLED – huge news!” More here.
• RE: GSA releases RFP for Alliant 3 Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) – “Of course – right before my planned vacation!” More here.

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• GSA releases RFP for Alliant 3 Governmentwide Acquisition Contract
• VA Sources Sought: General Counsel Agile Modernization (GCAM)
• CBP RFI: Technology Helpdesk Services Support
• CISA Sources Sought: Op Technology/Industrial Control Systems Support
• HHS ASPR RFI: HCORE Professional Technical and Medical Support Services IDIQ
• FDA RFI: OFM Financial and Business Systems Support
• FDA Sources Sought: Quality Management Information System Licenses/Services
• IRS RFQ: Authentication, Authorization & Access Strategic Transformation and Integration Support
• BEP RFQ: Records and Information Management Program
• NSF RFI: Regional Innovations Engines Program Evaluation
• State Department RFI: CGFS Compensation and Financial Systems Support
• Navy Pre-Solicitation: NAVAIR Command Strategic Leadership Support
• USAF RFI: System Engineering, Evaluation, Systems Analysis Worldwide VII
• DOD RFI: DSCA Enterprise Financial Support Services
• DFAS RFI: Executive Strategic Consulting Services BPA
• USAF RFI: Government Enterprise Collaboration & Knowledge Objective-NET
• AmeriCorps RFI: Robotics Process Automation (RPA) Services