CMS DVIQR/DHS CBPIT/NIH EA/VA ELITE/FAA IT IDIQ/1.4B Army ICON/CFTC Dev wins; FEMA ISSO BPA/DOJ CSD troubles; CDC Health Data Protest📰; New USDA CTO

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.

• USDA-FSIS names new Chief Technology Officer
• Longtime HHS Acquisition Policy Exec takes role with IRS OCPO
• Dina Thompson tapped to be TSA Head of Contracting Activity
• Lt. Col. Tyler Hough steps into the role of CEO of BESPIN
• ICF recruits rapidly emerging BD leader Rachel Newman
• Craig Fitzpatrick takes role of Chief Innovation Officer at Akira Technologies
• Gary Stegman now Sr. VP BD – Healthcare at Turning Point Global Solutions
• Rehan Sadiq now Head of Channels and Partnerships/Alliances at Ushur
• Ryan Burke recruited to drive Strategic Growth at Excella
• Federal Cyber Sales exec Brian Hope to drive VA, DHA & Treasury Growth at GuidePoint Security
  
• Fran Swift to drive Capture efforts for ManTech
• Andy Blenkle takes new role of President, Yes& Federal

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

• Protest: CDC Solicitation Number 75D301-24-Q-77466 – Booz Allen Hamilton
• Protest Dismissed (again): GSA Solicitation 47QFCA24R0001 – Peraton
• SBA Decision Released: Size determination reversal, CDC Deidentified & Interoperable Health Data

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• FEMA goes back to the drawing board on $100M+ Information System Security Officer (ISSO) BPA
• The Battle for a $130M DOJ Civil Division Support task takes a new turn

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⚡Contract Award actions 

• CMS awards $40M+ in Behavioral Health Measures Development & DVIQR Program Support tasks
• RBCI wins again, adds VA Executive Leadership Interdisciplinary Tactical Excellence (ELITE) task
• Wins piling up for SDVOSB RIOS on new NASA BPA – adds CMSS IT Cost Transparency & Transformation Support task
• iVision scores NIH Enterprise Architecture Support Services contract win
• Precise Software adds NIH Professional Support Services task win on 8(a) STARS III
• Contract Award: DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) OCIO IT Services
• Contract Award: $22M OPM Mainframe System Support
• Contract Award: $45M FAA Project Resource Management and IT Services IDIQ
• Contract Award: $10M ED IES Reports/ Web Products Implementation Support
• SDVOSB wins ED Computer-Based Grants Training support contract
• Contract Award: $12M CFTC Business Information System (BIS) Administration and Development
• Contract Award: DOL Electronic Records Management Platform – Feith BridgeLogiQ Software
• ManTech wins $1.35B Army ICON Task on Alliant 2
• D&G wins $9M DLA J62 WSS, AMTR, and ARTET Program Support contract

🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• Savvier firms may influence who applies for this Treasury Associate CIO Digital Services role
• HUD focused businesses to know – Here we spotlight the Housing and Urban Development focused firms drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

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

• Connsci scores another win, adds IT Consulting and IV&V Services contract
• Arch Systems Wins $17M NOAA MDL Support Services Contract
• CGI announces Agile Catalyst™ framework for U.S. federal agencies
• P-11 Security accepted into SBA 8(a) Business Development Program
• Intuitial receives 8(a) certification from SBA

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🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DHS CBP Pre-Solicitation: $10M+ Enterprise Program Management Office (e-PMO) Support
• FEMA 8(a) STARS III Pre-Solicitation: Enterprise Coordination & Approval Processing System (eCAPS)
• DHA RFI: Enterprise Intelligence and Data Solutions (EIDS) Program Legacy Data Consolidation Solution (LDCS)
• FDIC RFP: ServiceNow Basic Ordering Agreement and Task Order
• FDIC Pre-Solicitation: Architecture & Design Section (ADS) Support
• NIST RFQ: High Performance Computing (HPC) Services
• DoD CDAO RFI: Advana Program Data and Artificial Intelligence Services
• NAVAIR Sources Sought: P-8A Advanced Survivability Pod (ASP) Integration Design, Development, and Software Testing