IRS AI/CMS MDP/DHS PMSS/VA Data/NOAA AppDev/USDA BOS/331M Army GUNI1 wins; 500M FDA Analytics Protest; CDC Digital Comms & DoD CDAO Analytics IDIQ RFI

🚀 The CMS September Opp Forecast is out – Analytics, RAC-DW, Quality Strategy & Care Innovation Opps Added. More here.

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:

• HHS Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy adds Office of the Chief AI Officer Lead
• Sierra7 taps experienced leader Michael Millett to be Vice President, Growth
• Kimberly Stambler joins Accenture as Managing Director, Corporate Capture Executive
• Alan Kaufax takes role as VP of Business Growth and Capture at ExpediteInfoTech
• Nisha Luthra to drive Business Development and Capture for F5, Inc

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• Rapidly Emerging AI-based technology SB leverages SBIR program to score first win with IRS OCIO
• JV working to thwart directed 8(a) DoD OIG IT Support Services and IT Management Services awards
• Competitor Watch: Check out the 20 New SB Alliances formed for leading IT & Consulting firms across FedCiv (DHS, VA, FDA, CMS, Treasury), DHA and DOD. More here.

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⚖ GAO and the Courts – check out the latest Protest Action:

• You knew it was coming! Protest filed on new $500M FDA Modernizing Data and Analytics BPA

Cybersecurity Summit and U.S. Cyber Challenge – Speakers from USCIS, USCG and others will address topics including election security, overall cybersecurity initiatives and the impact of AI as it addresses the challenges and risk of security. Details here. 

⚡Contract Award Actions: 

• CMS: Coforma beats out 5 to win $75M Medicaid Drug Program (MDP) Support contract
• HHS: WOSB beats out 3 to win $21M OCIO SIEM Support contract
• VA uses SBIR Program to award $20M Vet Suicide Prevention Data & Surveillance contract
• CBP Contract Award: $39M Program, Project and Mission Support Services (PMSS)
• TSA Contract Award: SETA and IV&V Support Services
• DHS: SDVOSB wins PACTS II task for CWMD OCFO Programmatic & Financial Management Support
• EPA: AttainX beats out 20 to win OCFO OTS IT Support Services contract
• IRS: eTelligent beats out 30 to win EA3 IT Program Management Support contract
• IRS awards contract to S2 for AI Technology to Enhance Acceleration of Returns
• IRS to award sole source contract for Custom AI Tools and Development
• USDA: Summit Consulting wins again, adds FSA Budget Office Support contract
• USDA Contract Award: OCFO NFC Human Capital Development Support
• NOAA: INADEV beats 4 to win Application Management Team Support task on CIO-SP3 SB
• NOAA: WOSB M2 beats 4 to win Strategy & Engagement Task on ProTech Weather IDIQ
• NOAA: Sienna Systems wins NOS IT Cloud Services contract
• FCC: Technatomy wins Auctions System Testing task on CIO-SP3 SB
• CPSC Contract Award: CPSRMS, DCM, MPR, Regulatory Robot O&M task on 8(a) STARS III
• USAID: Two more named to $5B Support Which Implements Fast Transition 6 IDIQ
• Army: Leidos beats 3 to win $331M Global Unified Network Increment 1 task on Alliant 2
• DoD Contract Award: $100M WHS Contract Administration Support Services

🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• GOVTECH CONNECTS extends deadline for the Digital Health Transformation Program Awards until this Saturday, September 7th!  Details here.
• Three events to get in on now:
  • US Army CECOM SEC Open House
  • 2024 HHS Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy Annual Meeting
  • DHS PIL focused Collabolutions Event: hosted by Artemis HCM and developed in partnership with Delta Lima –  Details here.

📢 Most Viewed Comment:

• 🍊OS AI Premium: $14B VA IHT 2.0 IDIQ Protest Updates – Is OS hearing anything? If my timing is correct, we are three weeks from maybe having this done! More here.

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

• USMC competitive recompete awarded to Advanced Management Strategies Group
• Axiom awarded NOAA National Weather Service contract
• ITC Federal Announces Venture Capital Investment from Blue Delta Capital Partners
• Attain Capital Announces New Senior Advisor, Renee P. Wynn

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DHS Pre-Solicitation: S&T OIP Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) web portal
• USCIS Pre-Solicitation: Enterprise Collaboration Network (ECN)
• In advance of competition, State Department to award sole source contract for Diplomatic Technology Application Services to Akumen
• CDC RFI: Digital Communication Services
• USDA RFP: ARS Arboretum Botanical Explorer (ABE) Software and Application Upgrade
• DOD RFP: AI Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Software Support Services
• DOD RFI: Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) Advancing Analytics Multiple Award Contract (AAMAC) IDIQ

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