DHS OET/USDA Cyber/FDA PMIS/VA VAAA IT/NIH CIO-SP3/DOS IVV/DHA SDLC/TREAS MSS wins; New CMS OIT & FEMA Grants leads; OASIS+/HHS OIT/HUD PHAS Protest📰

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:

• CMS OIT names #2 to drive Medicare System Modernization Division
• VA recruits Technology Transformation Leader to drive Enterprise HR Information Services
• DHS names MPAC, Operations Support Leader
• FEMA names a #2 to drive Grant Programs Directorate
• DARPA Names Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko CIO
• Charles Painter takes role as VP for Federal Business Development at Senture
• Patrick Minney takes role as VP of BD at Elevate Technology Solutions
• Ronald Appel, Jr. now Harmonia’s VP for Law Enforcement and Cyber
• Unissant Announces Robert Deegan to be CFO
• Sheladia recruits ex-USACE Engineering and Support Center Lead Chip Marin to drive BD

Taking note of the story behind strategic hires:  An OS AI Quick Check-in with REI Systems new Defense Growth Executive Patrick Walsh

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

• Second challenger on GSA OASIS+ Total Small Business Set-Aside Protest
• Protest Dismissed: $57M HHS HRSA OIT Information Systems Cyber Security Services
• Protest Dismissed: $11M HUD OCIO Public Housing Assessment System support task
• Decision released: DOE Intelligence and Counterintelligence Services protest dismissal

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• The back and forth battle continues for $80M+ Defensive Cyber Realization, Integration, and Operational Support (DCRIOS) II IDIQ

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🐝 The Buzz: OS AI Bringing the Good Stuff:

• Get Ahead: 12 NOAA Opportunities and RFPs expected to draw interest in 2025
• Robert Turner shares: An open letter to NASA HQ Contracting re: Critical Issues with SEWP VI Read here.
•  Intreped Partners making quick moves – CEO Andrew Weis shares details on acquisition of Global Systems Engineering (GSE) Watch here.
• Savvier firms may influence who applies for these DOT CISO and Treasury BFS CIO roles
• Environmental Protection Agency focused 8(a) small businesses to know – Here we spotlight the EPA focused 8(a) small businesses drawing interest of late. Meet them here.
• 📆 Don’t forget to register for next week’s HHS & CMS Industry Happy Hour sponsored by Innosoft Details here.

Engage FedGov: AI, Automation, Acquisition, Data and Digital Transformation – This event will focus on ways of empowering and changing how government and industry can work together and will recognize the 2024 Engage FedGov Honorees. Details here. 

⚡Contract Award Actions: 

• 8(a) SB beats 26 to win USDA Salesforce Cybersecurity, Compliance, & QA Support IDIQ
• Woman-Owned SB beats out 16 for FEMA Office of Emerging Threats (OET) Support BPA
• 8(a) STARS III Prime beats out 7 to win Treasury BEP Maximo Support Services task
• Final two awardees officially named to $1.9B IRS EPPIS BPA
• VA awards Power of Attorney (PoA) product migration and support contract to Oddball
• Sierra 7 beats out 15 to win Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy IT Support contract
• A-TEK beats out 10 bidders on CIO-SP3 SB to nab another win at NIH
• Agilious and REI Systems JV wins FDA FIPSS support task
• DAS Federal wins DOL TENS O&M and DME Support Services task on 8(a) STARS III
• EDWOSB wins FDA PPFM Administration, Asset Management, and PMIS Services contract
• Alliant 2 Task Award: DHA PEO DHMS SDLC tool development
• Contract Award: TSA Business Technical Services Supporting Air Cargo Applications
• Two more gain Prime access to $1B Federal Aviation Administration eFAST BPA
• LMI wins State Dept IV&V and Program Management Support (PMS) Services BPA
• Contract Award: $92M NAWCAD Engineering, Technical, and Administrative Support
• OASIS SB Prime wins $12M US Air Force PACAF RMA & Risk Decision Integration Services task

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

• MB&A Announces Collaboration with Over 15 New Veterans Affairs Medical Centers

📢 Most Viewed Comments:

• Re: Karthik Consulting – Unearthing the Underdog – Karthik Consulting participated in Sev1Tech’s Small Business Summit in 2019… Together we continue to make a difference in supporting our customers’ missions.  More here.

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DHS to push $25M+ CISA Strategic Communications Support RFP out as WOSB set-aside
• USCG Pre-Solicitation: Business Management Support Services on FirstSource II
• DHS to award non-competitive CISA Governance Support action
• IRS RFI: Customer Integration Gateway-formerly Integrated Enterprise Portals (IEP) 2.0
• FAA Pre-Solicitation: National Airspace System NISC Enterprise Support Tasking (NEST)
• NIST RFQ: Genomics Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning Platform Project Support Services
• USAF RFI: JCC2 Field Application Engineering Applications, Training and Engineering Support
• USMC Pre-Solicitation: Marine Corps Business Operations Optimization Team Support

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