IRS PESS / SEC OIDS awards; CMS AgileDev Opp details; DHS/VA/CDC lead AI event; 126M CFPB Cyber/150M DOJ RIM BPA wins; 173M Census Test protest denied

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Going Fast – Engaged Federal Leaders from VA, CMS, DHS, HHS, CDC and State Dept set to headline AI, Automation & Acquisition event
This past Spring, OrangeSlices AI recognized 40+ government and industry leaders who truly understand what it takes, who are setting an example that not only encourages engagement, but also motivates and pushes others on their teams and within their organizations to do the same. The complete list of 2023 Engage FedGov Honorees is available here. …

Quick Hits: CMS September Opportunity Forecast is out – CyberSec Ops and Support; Agile Web Dev, Exchange Testing; and more…
In advance of the upcoming in-person CMS Happy Hour, the CMS Opportunity Forecast updates for September were released. OS AI has received a number of inquiries from both new and established firms eyeing several significant NEW opportunities added to this list (some expected and some not). We cover just a few below.

Contract Award: IRS OCIO Platform Engineering Support Services (PESS)
This woman-owned small business team of IT professionals, and major partner to the IRS, focused on providing reliable solutions for business & information technology (IT) management and services, was just awarded this new 18-momth Internal Revenue Service Office of the CIO support task.

Commerce Department leverages SBIR Phase III action to drive Data Ecosystem Modernization
This DC-based woman-owned small business Data Science Training & Solution provider was recently awarded a new 3-year $10M Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III sole source contract with Department of Commerce.

Protest Denied: $173M DOC Census Bureau Applications Development Services Division Enterprise Testing services BPA
Nearly two years after releasing the original solicitation seeking to award a single-award blanket purchase agreement for application testing services to support Census’ Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE), which provides centralized support for enterprise level testing throughout the Department of Commerce’s USCB, the court recently denied the latest challenge.

Contract Award: $150M DOJ Records Information Management (RIM) Support BPA
Awardees are starting to be announced for this 10-year multiple-award BPA to provide the Department of Justice with a range of Records Information Management support services.

Be Nice, Get Out There and Be “That Person”
Eric Gonzales, VP with Aptive Resources shares how he became one of the faces of VA & T4NG networking, his advice for others around success in building connections, which events are a must for VA-focused companies and why you should seek out the people who look like they don’t belong. We also share some FAQs about Eric that you may, or may not, know.

8(a) SB Digital Services firm wins Securities and Exchange Commission OIDS Modernization contract
This 8(a) small business professional services company focused on helping organizations and government agencies modernize and scale digital services, impacting the lives of millions of people through user-centered software development, was just awarded this new two year contract with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

HUD taps new Chief Digital Services Officer to drive AI, Modernization and Transformation
Building on experience leveraging emerging and mainstream technologies to lead innovation and digital transformation, this senior leader takes on a new challenge with the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Six firms awarded a $126M CFPB Cybersecurity Support Services BPA
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) just announced the award of multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) for Cybersecurity Support Services to satisfy new and existing needs for Cybersecurity program management, risk management, engineering, architecture, and operational monitoring/analysis/response. Known awardees include: Booz Allen Hamilton Deloitte & Touche Guidehouse Gunnison Consulting Group ManTech Advanced Systems International ShorePoint