CIO-SP4/SEWP/MAPS Scoop; CMS/DOE/DHS/FDIC Exec moves; DOJ ERP IT/SBA MySBA/100M Navy eCRM/600M USAF MPSC IV wins; NOAA Prime acquires ProTech IDIQ

📢 Noon today: Unpeeling SEWP VI and Army MAPS – A Free Virtual Event – Sponsored by OrangeSlices AI, this interactive event with Eric Nusbaum, President and CEO of ENcompass, will help position your company on these two contract vehicles.  Details here.

🔥 ICYMI: The OrangeSlices Elev8 and Engage was one for the books – We hear people had so much fun that some forgot to take pictures! Check out this video to relive some event highlights 🚀: Watch the fun here.

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• More challengers pile-on for $50B CIO-SP4 GWAC protest
• $8B ProTech 2.0 IDIQ swaps hands: Highly successful NOAA partner acquires Prime spot on key IDIQ

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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 2025:

• CMS Names new #2 to drive Marketplace Innovation and Technology Group
• DOE recruits Dawn Zimmer from Virginia Tech as Principal Deputy CIO
• DHS taps Strategic Solutions Office (SSO) Acting Executive Director
• National Archives CIO Sheena Burrell takes Chief Innovation role at FDIC
• USPTO Transformation leader takes Deputy Chief Information Officer role with NDEA
• Amivero recruits Nour Aldimashki from DataDog to drive Customer Success for GSA Login.gov

🔍   This is a dynamic marketplace with a lot of comings and goings. To help you keep up with all of the action, check out this report highlighting top Senior Industry and Federal Leaders on the move from this week.

⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• Decision Released: USAID O&M Services to Support IT Infrastructure and Systems protest denial
• Post Protest, SDVOSB JV re-awarded $600M US Air Force AFLCMC Mission Planning Support Contract IV (MPSC IV)

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.

⚡Check out the latest Contract Awards:

• DOJ: In advance of new solicitation, FPI cancels SAP IT Security and Support proposal and awards short-term contract
• CMS to award sole source Medicaid Website Management and 1105 Demonstration Support contract for Qualtrics software
• NIST: Copper River Cyber subsidiary awarded Disaster Recovery Services task
• SBA: Koniag subsidiary awarded OCIO MySBA Bridge Contract
• DOL: EconSys awarded OASAM HRC Benefits Retirement Calculator Services contract
• USPTO to award Information Technology (IT) Benchmarking Study contract to Avasant
• US Navy: Katmai subsidiary wins $100M NAVWAR eCRM DOS (RDTE) support contract
• National Guard Bureau: NextStep Technology beats out 3 to win $24M J8 Support task
• DOD DFAS: CSCI beats out 9 to win Defense Debt Management System Support contract
• US Navy: ASR International beats out 14 to win COMNAVSURFPAC IT Support task on SeaPort NxG

🔍Looking for a specific award or other news? The awards are in for FY ’24 and we don’t peddle old news. Check out OS’s Advanced Search Function here. Did we miss highlighting your key win? Message us at support@orangeslices.ai.

⏰The Holiday Season is Nearly Here and Time is Going to Fly By. Here are a Number of Events to check out now:

• Digital WOSB Alliance – Year End Happy Hour, all welcome #MustAttend Details here.
• The Loudoun Chamber is hosting a Navigating Federal AI event with DHS and DOT AI leaders
• DHS Virtual Happy Hour and Opportunity Talk on December 11th with USCIS Sr. IT Acquisition Advisor Monica Padron Harris, brought to you by OrangeSlices AI & Shelley’s Events and this month’s sponsor, ResolveSoft. Details here.
• And if, CMS/HHS is your focus:
  • In-person HHS & CMS networking event ahead of the CMS Industry Day sponsored by Solid Logix
  • In-person HHS & CMS networking event after the CMS Industry Day sponsored by GDIT
  • Virtual HHS & CMS Online Happy Hour and Industry Day recap sponsored by Alliance Global Tech
• Lastly, Kick off 2025 with the OrangeSlices Vanguard FedCiv 250 event – This gathering will feature dynamic panels with Federal leaders and industry disruptors sharing insights on emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities for FY25. More here.

🐝The Friday Buzz – Keeping you in the know before the weekend

• M&A: Snowflake Agrees to Acquire Open Data Integration Platform, Datavolo
• Defense Health Agency Issues RFI for MHS GENESIS
• Katie Helwig shares OASIS+ GSA Interact community buzz on notices to proceed dates
• Koprince shares: The new rule of two could result in increased small business set-asides
• Joe Salgado shares NASA Amendment 9 for SEWP VI and Red Team’s quick take

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

• ASSYST Poised to Accelerate USDA’s Cloud Transformation Under STRATUS BOA
• Trilogy and partners TRIA and Guidehouse awarded VHA IVC Integrated External Networks (IEN) contract

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest

• US Coast Guard Update: ALC Information Systems Division Professional Services task pushed to January
• US Coast Guard Pre-Sol: Vessel Incidental Discharge Act Data Management System
• CISA [WOSB Alert] Update: Council Management Program Management and Ops flipped to WOSB set-aside
• DHS Pre-Solicitation: HQ PRISM Support Services BPA
• VA details split acquisition strategy on Human Capital Management Modernization strategy
• EPA Solicitation: $50+M Scientific, Technical, Research, Engineering, and Modeling Support (STREAMS) V IDIQ
• National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) RFQ: Biostatistics Consulting Services
• CBP RFI: EVSE Monitoring & Maintenance: Technical, Financial, Data Management Support Solutions
• SBA RFQ: Research on Small Business Topics using Economic Data
• USUHS RFQ: FedRAMP Compliant Library Services Platform (LSP) to Include Discovery Component
• Navy RFP: Joint Training Exercise and Evaluation Program Support (formerly Training Transformation (T2))
• Navy Sources Sought: Mission Support Workforce Model

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