CMS SFP/DHS ETM/VA LSS/FBI NOPU/NIH OCCS/USDA NRCS AS/FDA CDER PS/HUD GEMS/DoD NDU EITS wins; FEMA CX/CMS Innovation/CBO OCIO/USAF AI Data Exec moves

🌟 OS AI Engage FedGov Event: HUD, FDIC, DHS, CMS and NOAA set to speak at AI, Automation, Acquisition, Data and Digital Transformation event – Hosted at the University of Maryland. Details Here.

🐝 Check out the new SB Alliances formed for 40 leading IT & Consulting firms set to kickstart FY 2025 across FedCiv (DHS, VA, FDA, CMS, Treasury), DHA and DOD

🔍 The CMS August Opp Forecast is out – OS AI has you covered – Opps Added in SharePoint, EIS PMO, Case Modernization & PASCID II

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:

• FEMA names established UX/CX/HCD SME to drive Digital Customer Experience
• US Air Force OCIO Deputy Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer retires
• CMS taps Division of Health Innovation and Integration leader
• Congressional Budget Office names Damon Whitley Acting CIO
• Senate confirms Michael Sulmeyer to drive cyber policy at the Pentagon
• Naval information warfare organizations receive new bosses – VADM Vernazza & Lt. Gen. Carter
• Leading Capture & Growth SME Coleman Schenning announces new undertaking, Darkstar Capture Services
• Fed Health Growth leader Carrie Arredondo launches consultancy
• Kevin Miner takes role as VP of Capture and Business Development at ATA
• Jeremy Makay recruited by Clear Ridge Defense to serve as Head of Growth
• Matt Miller joins Palo Alto Networks, continuing to support DHS mission

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

• Protest Withdrawn: CMS RFQ-CMS-2024-241210 – PremierSDN
• Protest Filed: DHS FEMA Solicitation # 70FA4024R00000003 – Stafford Consulting
• GAO Decision Released: DOL OSHA Information Systems O&M – Reimbursement Request
• Protest Filed: US Air Force Solicitation # FA877123R0043 – LifeCycle Solutions JV

Health IT Summit – Federal health IT leaders from VA, NIH, CMS, ARPA-H, CDC, HHS, NSF and FEHRM will discuss the latest developments in public health through topics such as EHR modernization, emerging tech investments, data interoperability and more. Details here.  

⚡Contract Award Actions: 

• SDVOSB beats out 14 to win VA Office of Integrated Veteran Care PMD Lean Six Sigma Training IDIQ
• WOSB beats 8 to win NIH Office of Computer and Communications Systems Support contract
• Contract Award: CMS Hospice Special Focus Program support
• Aneon Brillient JV scores FDA CDER Professional Services contract
• Contract Award: DHS CBP Emerging Technology Monitoring and Support
• Trilogy Innovations wins FBI NCIC NOPU Advisory Support contract
• Contract Award: FAA Financial Policy, Training, Program Management, & Administrative Support
• Essnova adds USDA NRCS Administrative Support Services contract win
• HUD OCIO awards GEMS Support Services Bridge contract
• WOSB G2IS beats out 4 to win USGS Geographic Information System Support contract
• 22nd Century led JV scores $42M National Defense Univ Enterprise IT Services contract
• Liona Enterprises wins Chief of Naval Operations Administrative & Professional Support contract

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

• Sky Solutions beats 24 for the CMCS Web Site Development, Operations, Maintenance, and Testing Services support contract

📢 Most Viewed Comments:

• RE: $1.8B USAF DEAMS Personnel and Readiness Infrastructure Support Management (PRISM) IDIQ – The cat’s out of the bag. Excited to be 1 of 3 small business supporting. Read here.
• 🍊OS AI Premium: Courts inch closer to resolution on $12B DLA JETS 2.0 IT Support IDIQ challenges – Are the hearings open to the public? Read here.

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• CISA to make sole source Critical Infrastructure Resilience Planning Area Program support award
• CISA to award Cybersecurity Division (CSD) Program Support Services contract to Deloitte
• USDA RFQ: Rancher Outreach Plan for Southwest Climate Hub
• Bureau of Land Management Sources Sought: Cadastral Survey Software Solution
• US Geological Service RFI: Cloud-Optimized Point Cloud Format (COPC) Consulting
• Treasury Sources Sought: Automated Data Monitoring and Reporting Services
• GSA RFI: Federal PKI Management Authority (FPKIMA) Technical and Operations Support
• Army RFQ: Network Security Assessment & Training (NSAT) Team
• Army Sources Sought: Active Army Strength Forecaster (A2SF) Support Services
• Office of Naval Research RFI: ERP Knowledge Management & Data Analytics Support

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