CIO-SP4 Scoop;⚡Win Surge: CMS CCW/DHS ISD/NIH ITOps/IRS PM/Census mApp/VA BETPSS/DEA ISSaaS/Army PMOSE/DHA ITSS/NOAA EWSS; DOE axes 200M CyberSec task

GSA announces 1376 OASIS+ Small Business Set Aside contract rolling awards ==> Ordering under the awarded fair opportunity pools are expected to be made available in GSA eBuy by December 23, 2024. Small Business Awards and notices to proceed (NTPs) were issued to award recipients on December 19. More here.

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• DHS names Amanda Day as Deputy CISO, Deputy Executive Director
• HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) recruits NARA’s Nicole Willis to serve as CIO
• Dr. Darren Death expands scope at EXIM, adding Deputy Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer role
• Don Borchert promoted to Vice President, Military & Veteran Health at Tria Federal (Tria)

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• Another batch of challengers pile-on for $50B CIO-SP4 GWAC protest
• GAO is working overtime to address lone OASIS+ Total SB Set-Aside Court Challenge
• DOE terminates $200M Cybersecurity task as $347M NNSA IT Managed Services (NIMS) BPA remains in limbo

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⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• DHS: Protest Filled: Solicitation Number: 70QS0125Q00000009 | SDA Solution
• DoD DIA Fresh Protest Filed: EUCOM NIFC Staff Administration Support
• Army Decision Released: Medical Instructor Operator Support protest denial
• EPA Decision Released: Budget Formulation System (BFS) O&M protest denial

We know it can be hard to stay on top of all of the latest news and activity. To help keep you abreast, here are some of the recent protest actions the OS AI team noted over the past week.

⚡Government COs had a busy Thursday taking action and getting signatures before the Holidays! Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• CMS: Skyward/GDIT led JV beats out 5 to win $143M CCW and VRDC support contract
• NIH: CyberData beats out 6 to win $17M National Eye Institute (NEI) IT Ops Support task
• NIH: Axle Informatics beats out 5 to win NCATS Scientific Specialized Service Desk Support contract
• HHS Contract Award: $40M USPHS Integrated Personnel and Payroll IT and Data Services
• VA: Blue Water Thinking wins Biomedical Engineering Technical and Professional Support Services IDIQ task
• CISA: AVER beats out 5 for $16M Infrastructure Security Division OBP support task
• ICE: Akima subsidiary wins $11M DHS Juvenile Family Management Division Tech Assistance task on OASIS SB
• IRS: Chevo draws first blood on new W&I Non-IT support BPA – will provide Taxpayer Services PM support
• Census: MetroStar and IBR JV beats out 2 for Field Mobile Application Support task
• NOAA: Soliel beats out 27 to win Enterprise Wide Security Services Compliance task
• State Department: GDIT wins Consular Affairs Global Support Strategy Services (GSS 2.0) task for Mexico
• DOJ DEA awards $76M in ISSaaS, IT Governance Support, & BPMO support Bridge Contracts to NTT Data
• DOE: Lindahl Reed wins Foreign Entity of Concern Program Technical support task
• USPTO inks new 5-year $74M ServiceNow Service Management Platform (SMP) deal
• DHA: TDMK Digital beats out 9 to win IT Support Services contract
• Army: Dynamo Technologies and Credence JV scores $46M PM, Ops and Systems Engineering (PMOSE) task
• Army: SPAARK led JV awarded $17M CSfC O&M Services contract at Ft. Eisenhower
• Army Corps of Engineers (USACE): S2i2 scores Civil Works IM/IT Strategic Consulting & Technical Writing Services IDIQ
• Air Force: Accenture awarded AFOSI Data Aggregation and Analytics (DA2) / DataViser Project contract
• Air Force Contract Award: $114M Global Strike Mission Planning Systems Software Development task on OASIS
• Air Force Contract Award: $22M EITaaS Wave 1 NIPR Mobile Services
• Air Force Contract Award: $49M SANS cyber security training BPA
• Navy: Immersive Concepts wins US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock IT Services contract
• Navy: Chugach subsidiary awarded $99M Acquisition Policy and Business Operations Support Services IDIQ
• Navy: Koniag subsidiary nabs $28M CNMOC Portal Sustainment/Compliance Sppt contract
• DTRA: II Corps (Second Corps) Consultants nabs Records Management Services task
• DLA: CompTech scores $50M Enterprise Service Delivery III (ESD III) task on JETS
• DISA: Dobbs Defense Solutions wins VVM Program Office Security Expertise support contract

🐝The Morning Buzz:

• HHS CIO Jennifer Wendel shared: HHS is seeking a forward-thinking individual to join our team as Deputy CIO
• Robert Turner shared: a podcast episode today on NASA SEWP VI Amendment 10 and the significant changes they see
• FedScoop shares perspective on What federal IT could look like under the second Trump administration
• Josh Duvall shares: SBA Publishes Major Rule Change: Heeding Input, the Administration Clarifies and Refines M&A-Related Rules to Ease Concerns
• FDA’s Office of Digital Transformation announces new precisionFDA Challenge
• AHHS ARPA-H PROactive Solutions for Prolonging Resilience (PROSPR) Proposers’ Day

📢 Most Viewed Comments:

• GSA announces 1376 OASIS+ SB Set Aside contract rolling awards – Everyone gets a license to hunt. Not like CIO-SP4. More here.
• OASIS+ – Congrats to those who have their NTP in hand! Now what? Marketing is going to play a key role in maximizing your ROI on this vehicle. I have ideas. Let’s connect in 2025! See the post here.
• Re: Official Awardee List Posted: $1B NIH Public Information and Communication Services III (PICS III) IDIQ – This is a great set of organizations to support this important work impacting the nation’s health and well-being. Congrats to the awardees … More here.
• Re: National Archives RFQ: Presidential Libraries Ticketing System – This work is a small piece of an important puzzle to make finding information easier and faster for research experts and the public alike. More here.

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

• Titania Solutions Group Awarded $87M Independent Testing Support Contract for CMS CCIIO
• LMI awarded DLA Research & Development Acquisition Modernization Technology (AMTR) support contract
• Noblis Awarded $709 Million ATEPS II Contract for FAA

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• CISA Forecast: Vetting Analysis Division (VAD)/Security Threat Analysis Division (STAD) Program Management
• DHS Sources Sought: Advanced Computing Branch Subject Matter Expert (SME) Support
• FDA’s Office of Digital Transformation announces new precisionFDA Challenge
• IRS Sources Sought: Core Individual Tax Processing Modernization and O&M Support
• DOT FHWA Sources Sought: Communications, Audience Growth and Engagement Support
• FDIC RFP: Enterprise Test Data Management
• DISA Sources Sought: Infrastructure, Systems, and Network Enhancement Program
• Army Sources Sought: Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC), Instructor, Operator Support Services (MIOSS) 2
• Navy Special Notice: Command Support Services