CMS WECMS/CDC ITS/DHS DSS/IRS EPPIS/1.8B USAF PRISM Scoop; 185M VA CyberSec/DHS FSM/FDA OFEMS/FBI ITADD/DoD ZeroTrust wins; New FEMA EDAMI/VA IO leads

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:

• VA names (Acting) Branch Chief to drive Infrastructure Operations
• FEMA taps leader to drive Enterprise Data & Analytics Modernization Initiative (EDAMI)
• DOL CIO Gundeep Ahluwalia joins NuAxis Innovations as Exec VP & Chief Innovation Officer
• Inaugural Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office CTO to leave government
• Ex-USGS/DOI/DHS Federal Ops SME Jim Anderton launches veteran-owned consultancy
• Delviom recruits Jim Carroll as VP Business Development & Growth
• Heather Woodall now driving Channels & Alliances with Mission First Cyber
• IT Concepts recruits John (JT) Robinson to serve as SVP, Technology Service
• Industry leader Rich Potocek joins A P Ventures (APV) to drive Federal Health Growth
• Karoom Brown recruited as President & Chief Revenue Officer at Myriddian
• Red Team continues stockpiling talent, adds Jean Watterson as GM of Proposal Consulting

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• DHS USCIS set to revisit $83M Data Strategy Support Services 3 task award decision
• Fight heating up for $1.9B IRS Enterprise Program Project Integration Services BPA

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

• CMS Protest Filed: $72M Web Experience and Content Management Services 2.0 contract
• USAF: Protest Pulled Back on $1.8B DEAMS PRISM IDIQ
• CDC Protest Dismissed: $58M IT Services 3.0
• USAID: Sometimes Protests Pay Off: New awardee added to $800M CARSS IDIQ
• DOJ Protest Dismissed: ATF Emergency Support Section Planning, Logistics, Training and Emergency Response Support Services (ESS)
• US Navy Protest Denied: $92M PEO C4i Systems Technical, Sustainment, and Software Engineering Life Cycle Management (LCM) Support Award
• GSA Decision Released: ASSIST Modernization Protest Denial
• US Army Decision Released: Programmatic Support Services protest dismissal

🌟Tarkik – A Successful 8(a) Born out of CBP – Tarkik has grow organically, but also with deliberation, with a strategy focused on life beyond small business and brings a multitude of lessons to share with others, both small and large. Read on here.

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⚡Contract Award Actions: 

• VA Contract Award: $185M Cybersecurity Transformation Program
• VA: SDVOSB wins VECTOR Managed Settlements Support task
• DHS Contract Award: $23M Financial Systems Modernization and Cube Test & Evaluation
• DHS ICE: 8(a) STARS III JV wins OAQ Information Technology (IT) Support task
• FDA Contract Award: OFEMS Division of Ops Management & Community Relations support IDIQ
• HHS ACF Contract Award: HHS Family LEARN
• DOS Contract Award: MS Dynamic Integrated Product Teams implementation support
• USPTO Contract Award: Fraud Analytics
• USAID: Explore Digits wins M/CIO Virtu Implementation Support contract
• FBI Contract Award: $19M IT Applications & Data Division Dev & Ops Services STOR 175
• FBI Contract Award: $12M IT Applications & Data Division Dev & Ops Services STOR 176
• FTC: BLN24 + Fors Marsh JV wins Communication Services BPA
• DOI Contract Award: $19M BIE Quarters Contractor Services
• FAA: SDVOSB wins Advanced IT Laboratory System Wide Information Management (SWIM) Dev & and Testing contract
• DOE Contract Award: MicroHealth awarded FIMS and CAIS applications support contract
• DOD DISA: TBM Technology Consulting wins Program Management Support contract
• DOD DISA: JV beats out 8 to win $19M Zero Trust Architecture Support task on SETI IDIQ
• USAF Contract Award: $47M 318th Cyberspace Operations Group Environment Ops Support

📢 Most Viewed Comments:

• Protest Filed: VA Modern Claims Processing Support Services – Was this even awarded? More here.

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

• Disruptive Solutions Announces New OEM Solutions Division to Enhance Solution Offerings
• Creative Development Group accepted into the SBA 8(a) program

🐝 The Buzz: OS AI Bringing the Good Stuff:

• OpenAI reveals first federal agency customer for ChatGPT
• On heels of several big wins at FDA/CMS, ICA seeks Fed Health Business Development Lead
• VA focused 8(a) small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the Department of Veterans Affairs focused 8(a) small businesses which are drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DHS USCIS opts to award Cyber Security Artificial Intelligence Support (CAIS) task as non-competitive action
• CBP Pre-Solicitation: OIT Management and Governance Directorate (MGD) support
• USCG to award non-competitive C5ISC Workforce Management Support Services contract
• NOAA Pre-Solicitation: Commerce Business Systems (CBS) Support Services
• State Department provides Evolve IDIQ update

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