New CMS/VA/MHS execs; 1B NIH IT BPA/726M VA PTEMS/50M FBI APS/CDC NHSN IT/FDA OBI/DOT BI/Army CIO-G6/FEC ServiceNow wins; NOAA ASTA 2.0 Protest News📰

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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.

• CMS recruits VA ACE lead to serve as OIT Deputy Director (A)
• VA taps OSS lead as Acting Exec Director with Strategic Program Management Office
• CMS Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics names new Deputy Director
• US Army MEdCoE names Division Chief to drive Acquisitions
• SSA Sr Advisor to the Commissioner takes new role as HHS Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary
• Ari Hirsch rejoins Forum One to drive Business Development
• Ken Dougherty takes role as Senior VP, Federal Health at GAP Solutions
• Cydecor recruits industry vet Pete Pflugrath to serve as Chief Operating Officer
• Trilogy Innovations recruits Bill McKenna as VP of Strategic Growth

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

• Protest Dismissed: $33M NOAA Atmospheric Science and Technology Applications 2.0 Award

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• Not going down without a fight on $282M NASA Systems Development & Ops Contract (SpaceDOC III)

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⚡Contract Award actions 

• Awardees being named for $1.1B NIH Data Analytics, Software Engineering & Cybersecurity support BPA
• A-TEK wins again, adds $55M NIH NHGRI Information Technology Support Services contract
• Deloitte scores 726M Alliant 2 task in support of Veterans Affairs
• Sprezzatura beats out 11 to win VA OIT IT Strategy Formulation Support Services contract
  
• Leidos wins $51M CDC IT Modernization NHSN task on CIO-SP3
• Contract Award: $14 M CDC Attack Surface Management Services task on Alliant 2
• Contract Award: $12.5M HRSA OIT Cybersecurity and Privacy Services bridge task on CIO-SP3 SB
• Vergys beats out 3 to win $10M FDA OSP Office of Business Informatics Support Services
• iTech AG adds Federal Election Commission ServiceNow support contract win
• SDVOSB TeleSolv wins USCG Program Management Consultant Support Services task
• Deloitte beats out 9 to win $50M FBI Administrative and Professional Services Support task
• Halvik wins $15M DOT NHTSA EDMAS Professional & Business Intelligence Support task
• SONA beats out 3 to win Commerce Dept. OFMS IT Application & Infrastructure Support task
• Contract Award: Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) DESA PM Support
• Contract Award: $28M US Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE) CIO-G6

🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• Two More Partner Request – VA 508 and DHS RPMS More here.
• A Unique Cloud and IT Funding Mechanism at Health and Human Services More here.
• CMS focused 8(a) small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services focused 8(a) small businesses drawing interest of late. Meet them here.
• Three events to get in on now:
  • Registration Open: 3rd annual Looking Ahead at CMS event!!
  • FDA Scientific Computing Board (SCB) and Office of Digital Transformation (ODT) co-hosting this year’s FDA Scientific Computing and Digital Transformation Symposium
  • HHS & CMS Industry Happy Hour sponsored by Innosoft

🌟 Beyond the Box: Unveiling the Unexpected – GovCon M&As draw attention as they often signal a shift, growth, or doors opening for new opportunities. Following its acquisition earlier this year of Regency Technologies, Melissa Carson, Iron Mountain Government Solutions (IMGS) VP and GM, shares more about this team’s continued growth in the public sector and the company’s open invitation for partners. Read on here.

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

• Mentor-Protégé joint venture Zolon PCS awarded spot on FBI ITSSS-2 BPA
• Redhorse Corporation Assessed “Awardable” for providing Conditions Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+) in DOD CDAO’s Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace

📢 Most Viewed Comments

• RE: GSA announces awards for OASIS+ Small Business Set Aside contract – OASIS + has an 80% Discounted CAF 0.15% vs 0.75%. And NO PROTESTS up to $10M to boot! OASIS will eviscerate MAS for professional services in a few years. Not exactly a smart business move for GSA. Losing 80% of its Fee. More here.
• Re: Infotrend beats out 8 to win $26M DEA Digital Evidence Laboratory Cyber Support contract – Congrats to the InfoTrend team! More here.

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DHS OCIO Pre-Solicitation: Customer Experience Directorate (CXD) Program Support Services
• DHS CBP OFO Pre-Solicitation: Strategic Program Management Support on OASIS SB
• CIO-SP3 SB RFP pushed to September for DHS USCIS Business Architecture Development & Strategic Specification Design (BAD&SSD)
• DHS ICE RFI: TECS Modernization Case Management System
• DHA RFP: J-7 Leadership, Education, Analysis, Development, and Sustainment (LEADS)
• USDA RFI: Integrated Acquisition System (IAS)
• DOT RFI: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Recompete
• Army Sources Sought: OPMG Business Operations Support Services
• USAF RFI: Data Analytics Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS)

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