CIO-SP3 Ext; VA PI/CMS PPS/IRS NES/NSF IT/USAF ACES wins; USCG Data/CDC CM/DOS OCIO exec moves; NOAA CyberSec/Army DIBS Protest📰; Vulnerable DHS Opps

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.

• U.S. Coast Guard taps new Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer
• Christopher Bowman takes acting CIO role with State Dep – Bureau of Consular Affairs
• CMS CMCS Data and Systems Group gets a new Deputy
• DHA taps a TBICoE Research & Engineering lead
• NASA Announces Leadership Changes – Turner and Schaible take on new roles
• Emerging CDC Transformation & Change Manager launches consultancy
• Assistant USAF Secretary (Financial Management and Comptroller) retires
• Scott Davis now Sr Operating Group President for Health, Koniag Gov Services
• SBG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DSS, recruits Larry Hunt to drive Growth

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• 18 Vulnerable DHS 8(a) and SDVOSB competitions that will draw interest in FY 2025

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

• ICYMI: CIO-SP4 Protests force extension of CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 SB to April 2025
• Protest Dismissed: $166M US Space Systems Command Financial Support contract
• Decision Released: Army DIBS support protest denial
• Protest Filed: Federal Trade Commission RFQ-1679927 – AOC Solutions, Inc.
• Reader shares that NOAA Protests related to OSPO Cybersecurity Services (OCS) – Thank you!

⚡Contract Award actions 

• SDVOSB beats out 5 to win VA PI Planning application support
• Sprezzatura led JV wins VA CPIC Tool and Submission Support task on T4NG
• Contract Award: $25M CDC Administrative, Technical, and Professional Support Services IDIQ
• Contract Award: $11M CMS Medicare Part D Payment Process support
• Contract Award: CMS Exploring Collective Model Effects and Systemwide Transformation
• Contract Award: HHS PSC JIRA Service Desk Support
• Contract Award: IRS OCIO Network Engineering SME Support contract
• Contract Award: Commerce Dept NTIA IV&V Program Support
• Contract Award: National Science Foundation (NSF) IT Support and Analysis
• WOSB STARS III Prime beats 17 to win RRB IT Support task
• Nationwide IT wins DoD DLA Police Center (POLC) Application Support task
• Contract Award: $417M US Navy Hardware Solutions development and integration IDIQ
• IPT-Exeter JV wins $29M USAF Automated Civil Engineer System support task

🚀 Four Emerging small businesses positioning to make some noise in FY 2025

• Richard Green led Ghostwerks announces official SDVOSB status
• Major New Partnership Alert: theta. and Agile Six form 8(a) HUBZone Mentor-Protégé JV
• Megan Corey and 4CORE led JV and WOSB secures GSA schedule
• William York led SDVOSB Wilcore Technologies announces they are open for business

🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• Steven Koprince: Bill strives to create prime contract preference program for VOSBs
• VA OIG: Program Integrity Tool Pause Impedes CCR Collections & Related Oversight Ops
• USCG focused businesses to know – Here we spotlight the US Coast Guard focused firms drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

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

• REI Systems Launches Its Next Generation Grants Management System – GovGrants® 3.0
• Koniag Government Services Launches Comprehensive Rebrand
• NSF Awards Electrosoft a Visitor Center and Badging Office Support contract
• Madison Dearborn Partners Announces Sale of LinQuest to KBR

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RE: Protests Filed: NOAA NMITS-OSPO-2023-TORFP – OSPO Cybersecurity Services (OCS) More here.

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DHS CISA Pre-Solicitation: Grants Operations Support
• DHS USCIS to sole source $10M+ Zero Trust Integration Services contract
• DHS CISA to compete $20M+ Management, Analysis, and Cyber Regional Ops Support (MACROS) RFP as WOSB set-aside on CIO-SP3 SB
• VA Pre-Solicitation: Workforce Management and Consulting (WMC) Office Application Management System Re-Compete
• VA RFI: Acquisition Support Services
• GSA RFI: Occupancy Agreement Space Inventory System Application Support
• DIA Sources Sought: Program Evaluation & Mission Support
• DoD preparing to recompete contract for Advana
• Army Corps of Engineers RFI: Readiness Support Center Technical Support
• Navy RFQ: Museum IT Architecture for the new National Museum
• DOD NGA cancels Stardust requirement