DHS ISSO/PACTS III/HUD PHAS Protest📰; VA IHT OCS/DHS PSS/DHA FEHRM/Treasury CSOME/USDA Reg Sppt/DoEd ServiceNow wins; NASA SEWP PR; New CMS DIIMP Dir

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. 

• Paul Tibbits takes role as VA ED, Workforce and Organizational Development  
• CMS OIT names new leader to drive IT Investment office
• DHA names Strategic Integration Lead 
• NIST names new Deputy Chief of Staff for CHIPS R&D Program 
• Todd Van Haaren takes role driving VA Customer Engagement at PingWind 
• ECS recruits Fed Health lead Colin Anderson to drive Business Development 
• Gartner recruits Noah Hartmark as an Account Exec supporting US Navy 
• Lauren Neal promoted to Partner at Boston Consulting Group  
• Dan Brintzinghoffer promoted to Leidos SVP, Growth and Strategy, Defense Systems Sector 
• Jason Love takes position as Vice President, Digital Strategy at Leidit 
• David Missal takes role as EVP at Nextfed 
• Mitch Newman now driving FED Health Market Capture at Maximus 
• Tucker Bennett strikes out on his own with TAP ai Solutions LLC 

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

• Protests Piling up on $100M+ FEMA Information System Security Officer BPA 
• All Remaining DHS PACTS III Protests on GAO Withdrawn or Dismissed  
• Protest Filed: US Air Force CDM Wide Mission Support  
• Protest Filed: $11M HUD OCIO Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) support task 

⚡Contract Award actions heating up 

• BridgePhase beats out 31 to win $20M DHS HSIN Modernization – Platform Support Services contract 
• IHT Prime beats out two to win VA Office of Clinical Services support task 
• 8(a) STARS III Prime beats out 8 to win $34M DHS CBP OCIO Workstation Support Services task 
• DHA to award PEO Defense Healthcare Management System /Federal EHR Modernization Workforce 3.0 support task 
• Contract Award: DoEd Payment Integrity Monitoring Application / ServiceNow Maintenance 
• Contract Award: $99M Army CECOM Unified Technical Services Support IDIQ 
• Contract Award: $71M Treasury Cross-Servicing Operations, Maintenance, and Enhancement Support 
• Contract Award: $39M DoEd EDFACTS Data and Dissemination Support 
• Small Business beats out 3 to win USDA Regulatory Support contract 
• Additional awardee named to $75M USDA IT Network Integration-Cabling Services BPA 

🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know 

• 20 New SB Alliances formed for leading IT & Consulting firms set to kickstart FY 2025 across FedCiv (DHS, VA, FDA, CMS, Treasury), DHA and DOD 
• Partner Request: NASA SEWP VI (July 2024) – A trusted, modern digital services company is seeking additional partners for its upcoming bid for NASA SEWP VI. More here. 
• OS AI’s David Blackburn on Trust and Who will win the GovCon AI Tools Arms race? 
• NAVSUP’s Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract (WEXMAC) 2.0 RFP Released 
• Reminder from Sentar that The San Antonio IT Happy Hour (DHA/MHS) is THIS Thursday! And AFCEA Lowcountry, CDCA, and WID Palmetto are banding together to host next week’s networking social 
• Tan Wilson and Steve Koprince explore the SBA Small Business Scorecard’s impact on SBs 
• DHS ICE focused businesses to know – Here we spotlight the Immigration and Customs Enforcement focused firms drawing interest of late. Meet them here. 

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

• Andrew Morgan Consulting wins Defense Health Agency MP2BET Support Services contract 
• Markon Strengthens Commitment to Government Missions with Acquisition of ASEC 

📢 Most Viewed Comments on OS AI 

• RE: IT Cadre scores SBIR Phase III win at Treasury OCC for Digital Interactive Visualization Engineering Services (DIVES) – seems like a really interesting tool! More here.  
• RE: Protest Filed: VA Solicitation 36C25224Q0495 – Salvadorini Consulting – It looks like the Danville VA MRI Trailer Contract (VA-24-00073964) contract. More here. 

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest: 

• CMS Sources Sought: Data Modeling and Analysis Tools 
• VA Sources Sought: OIT Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office Clinical Productivity and Experience Pilot 
• GSA AAS RFI: Performance Monitoring, Acquisition, and Program Support
• GSA FAS RFI: TTS CoE Data & Analytics Center 
• DOI USGS Pre-Solicitation: Virtual Reality VIDEOS & Augmented Reality Application 
• EPA Sources Sought: OECA)/OCE Administrative and Technical Support 
• DOJ RFI: Acquisition Systems Support – MRAS 
• SBA RFI: Electronic Media and Data Analytics – MRAS