Editor-In-Chief June 21, 2024 2 Comments

The more than 200 attendees at this week’s sold-out FDA ODT Industry event were informed that the agency is considering making this high-profile and important Enterprise IT Services BPA (EAD) a total small business set-aside, which has only increased the urgency by some firms to find a viable small business partner that can bring expertise, insight or relationships in support of ODT or the various centers.

OrangeSlices has received two partner identification requests this week from large businesses (one very large/one mid-tier) on the hunt for viable small business partners. If you have capabilities and/or relationships that can be of value, please contact us here and let us know, with any relevant information and please reference this partner request. We are getting a lot more of these. Please keep it short.          

Note: This has been provided as an anonymous request, so OS AI will not reveal the name of the requestor. We will pass the information along, but there are no promises of a response.        

Alternatively, we always encourage interested firms to share their interest publicly in the form of a comment as there will be many other firms looking for partners. We do share posted comments in our newsletter, so it can be a great way to create awareness about your capabilities in relation to this type of need. Comment below – you must be logged in.

Additional Background 

FDA was very clear that the acquisition strategy is still being developed, and we are certain that many firms will be working overtime to influence how/when and where the final RFP is released. The expectation and hope from speaking with several industry leaders is that FDA will end up having spots for 3-6 large business Primes and a dozen or more small business Primes. Getting a new BPA awarded is hard enough, but FDA has a second challenge of convincing the centers to use the EAD BPA once it is in place, and this is no small feat. Said one longtime industry leader: “Each of the centers has their favorite [consulting firms], and the success of this BPA will be dependent in part upon whether the new vehicle allows them access to a set of companies they have come to know and trust.

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Looking for a small business Partner at FDA? Included below is a list of FDA focused Small Businesses drawing attention of late.

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We cannot and will not speculate here as to the reasons for the increased interest, but whether it is a company evaluating them as a potential partner; a federal acquisition leader doing their due diligence; or a consultant weighing their next job move, this group of companies has been receiving increased interest.         

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  1. John H

    Does FDA realize that they are going to get a ton of JV bids?

  2. Adisra Jittipun

    iCallidus, a SBA WOSB, Stars III, GSA MAS contract holders is seeking strong industry partners to partner with and support large IT, health IT, program management, IT and health staffing, and healthcare related contracts. iCallidus has a robust, diverse team of experts with the core competencies and capabilities in Cybersecurity, Zero Trust, Identity Credential Access Management, Azure and AWS Cloud Migration, Digital Modernization, Digital Transformation, Data Analytics, Enterprise Architecture, DevOps, DevSecOps, Program/Project Management, Case Management, health IT, healthcare, and staffing.