CIO-SP4 Woes; 500M FDA MDA BPA/IRS OCIO Comms/57M HHS PAOS/DHS PMOD/USDA WIC/NIH IT/DLA PIEE wins; New DHS CIO/Navy Dep CIO; DHA IT Exec goes solo

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:

• DHS I&A recruits ONI Innovation leader to serve as CIO and Director of Technology & Data Services
• Longtime DHA and BUMED IT and Cybersecurity Exec Darion McCullough exits, launches SDVOSB IT consultancy
• Engaged Industry leader Anna Urman rejoins State Dept in the Office of Acquisition Policy
• Department of Navy names Deputy Chief Information Officer
• NOAA NESDIS RMD names new System Architecture and Engineering Office Leader
• OST recruits William Senich to serve as Chief Growth Officer
• Paul Gianoli now driving BD Strategy/ Bid Operations at Creative Associates International
• Alexandra Haines joins Palo Alto Networks as Regional Sales Manager supporting VA
• Industry vet Carlton Foote joins KBR/Wiley to drive Capture
• Industry leader Jon Chaplin recruited to drive Federal BD at UltraViolet Cyber
• CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield recruits Josh Herring from Cognosante as Vice President

Taking note of the story behind strategic hires:  An OS AI Quick Check-in with Ibility’s new Vice President and HHS SME Yessenia Castillo 

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

• Protest: $117M DOD JTE Engineering Services contract award
• Protest Filed: SSA Solicitation Number 28321324Q00000088 – Knot Technology Solutions
• Decision Released: Court of Federal Appeals OASIS MAS Protest
• Decision: TRANSCOM Accounting and Financial Operations Support protest denial

📢 Most Viewed Comment:

• Re: Centurion Consulting Group beats out 8 to win DOT Office of the CIO Staffing contract – Centurion Consulting Group, LLC is honored to support the DOT OCIO in their mission for enhanced recruiting and hiring services More here.

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⚡Contract Award Actions: 

• Five awardees named to $500M FDA Modernizing Data and Analytics BPA
• HHS: SDVOSB beats 21 to win $57M FOIA and Public Affairs Operations Support BPA
• NIH: Red Cedar Consultancy and Harmonia JV secures CIO-SP3 SB task win
• HRSA: The Parnin Group (TPG) wins BHW Organizational Development contract
• CDC: Atlanta-based Alliance Group adds Support Services contract win
• CDC Contract Award: Biorepository Services Support
• FDA: Aneon Federal and Brillient JV wins CBER FOIA Support Services contract
• FDA Contract Award: CFSAN Business Support Services
• FDA: Aneon Federal and Brillient JV wins CDRH Communication Support contract
• CBP: SDVOSB wins Office of Air and Marine Operations TIS3 PMOD IOT Integration contract
• IRS: AgileXtended scores Office of CIO Communication & Strategy Support contract win
• USDA LMI wins WIC Shopping Experience Improvement Support
• NRC: 8(a) STARS III JV wins Help Desk Contract for the EIE and the META System
• DLA Contract Award: $42M Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment Support

🐝 The Buzz: OS AI Bringing the Good Stuff:

• New Partner Requests Added – IRS Non-IT and Agile; CISA OCFO; VA 508… More here.
• Red Team’s Tris Carpenter: IRS Web Applications Program Management Office (WAPMO) releases long-awaited 5-year, $800M Digital Support Services BPA More here.
• ICYMI: GEARSS III Industry Day Notice
• DLA’s mentor-protégé program to help small businesses with contracting, technical processes

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

• RELI Group Wins CMS Monitoring and Auditing Contract
• B&A Announces Strategic Partnership with DFW Capital Partners to Drive Growth and Innovation
• Intuitial awarded first call order under SWIFT as part of Team Agile Six
• Systone Iterations officially receives SBA 8(a) certification
• Elasticity awarded GSA MAS
• ENIGMA Launches Zero Trust Cybersecurity Platform with Acquisition of Onclave Networks

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• VA RFI: Veteran Experience Services Eligibility and Enrollment (VESEE)
• VA Pre-Sol: Release of Information Services for VASNHCS
• VA RFQ Update: Technical & Business Management Support for SSN Analysis
• CBP Pre-Sol: Non-Competitive OIT Operational Maintenance and Software Development task on Alliant 2
• ED RFI: Federal Student Aid (FSA) Data Modernization
• DOT RFI: Transportation Acquisition Regulation/Transportation Acquisition Manual Support
• NAVAIR PEO Draft: Logistics IT Capability Modernization, Deployment, and Support (CMDS) IDIQ
• Air Force RFI: StateFarm Engineering Services and Cyber Follow-on
• USAF RFI: HQ AFMC/A4N Enterprise Integration Branch Logistics IT & Enterprise Architecture IDIQ
• In advance of 8(a) STARS III sole source award, Air National Guard Readiness Center extends IT Help Desk contract
• In advance of competition, NIH NIAID releases JEFO for short term End User Support Services (EUSS) task awarded to NTT DATA
• In advance of competition, NIH NIAID releases JEFO for short term Application Development Support Services (ADSS) to NTT DATA

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Partner Spotlight: Beyond the Box: Unveiling the Unexpected

Following its acquisition earlier this year of Regency Technologies, Iron Mountain Government Solutions (IMGS)‘s Melissa Carson, shares more about this team’s continued growth in the public sector and the company’s open invitation for partners. Read on here.