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AI FedLab – The AI FedLab is an interactive event for the federal IT community to tackle current challenges facing government. Speakers from NIH, DOE, NOAA and the US Air Force will discuss the state of AI and where it’s headed to support evolving strategies. Details 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 FY 2024.

🐝The Buzz – Keep up with what’s happening

ICF – Defining the North Star and Mobilization Strategy for AI – ICF CTO Kyle Tuberson shares some of the current challenges and opportunities for AI within the federal government, including use case prioritization, defining a North Star, and the technology ecosystem. More here.

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

📢 Most Viewed Comment on OS AI
RFP Updates: $14B VHA Integrated Healthcare Transformation (IHT) 2.0 IDIQ – Thanks for sharing this list. Has VA said how firms made the cut? More here.

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

 

Continuing to dive into this team’s winning ways, Zolon Tech shares more about one unit’s lemons to lemonade story, how a culture of letting go empowers leaders, and why you must avoid distraction and focus on intimacy. More here.

Featured Posts

Contract Award: $52M Education Dept. OCIO Multi-Cloud Hosting Platform (MCP) Environment
This fast growing mid-tier firm, striving to blaze new paths in federal government IT modernization and transformation, beat out 5 bidders to win a 5-year CIO-SP3 SB task order in support of ED Office of the CIO Data and Systems initiatives.

DOE OCIO awards $950M Strategic Solutions Marketplace BPA
We don’t typically give a lot of attention to open-end product-oriented contract vehicles, but when it is a 5-year single-award enterprise IT products and services BPA for the DOE OCIO and it has a ceiling value of nearly $1B, it is worth noting.

NIH to re-think NEI Website Design and Digital Products development contract (again)
It appears that the second time was not the charm as NIH is going back to the drawing board on this recently awarded National Eye Institute (NEI) communications support contract.

WOSB led Joint Venture wins FDA Business Process Integration and Solution Architecture contract
This JV, led by a woman-owned and HUBZone business and managing partner, which offers a full range of Health Information Technology and systems engineering services, was recently awarded a 5-year contract in support of the FDA.

JV beats out 20 to win $25M Army Regional Network Enterprise Center IT Services task
This 8(a) small business JV was recently awarded a 5-year IMCS IV Infrastructure Support Services IDIQ task order to support the Army’s Bluegrass Regional Network Enterprise Center.

Contract Award: FDA CTP Electronic Submissions Legacy Initiative
This major partner to FDA, and leading management and technology consulting firm, has been awarded a new task on the FDA CTP Multiple Award BPA IT Systems Lifecycle Development and Management Support BPA.

ViaTrie scores USDA OCIO Cloud Acquisition Support Services contract
This woman-owned small business, with a mission to create human-centric, mission-focused, socially responsible and technology powered innovations, has been awarded a three-year contract in support of the USDA Office of the CIO.

Contract Award: $13M DOD DLA Network Operations Engineering (NETOPS) Support Services
This Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business recently won a two-year DLA J6 Enterprise Technology Services (JETS) task order in support of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

Contract Award: DOI OCIO Zero Trust Focused Solution
This Tribally Owned, SBA Certified 8(a) Company just won a sole source contract from the Department of the Interior Office of the Chief Information Officer to provide a zero trust focused solution.

Contract Award: $161M Army Mission Training Complex Capabilities Support
This major defense contractor recently beat out 6 other bidders to win a 5 1/2-year task order on a new multiple award IDIQ contract to support the Army Commands, Army Service Component Commands (ASCC), and Army Corps.

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Department of Defense

Tom Merkle, US Navy Deputy Director for C4 Systems, exits and takes BD role with SAIC

JV beats out 20 to win $25M Army Regional Network Enterprise Center IT Services task

Contract Award: $13M DOD DLA Network Operations Engineering (NETOPS) Support Services

Contract Award: $161M Army Mission Training Complex Capabilities Support

Contract Award: USAMRDC PPA&E SBIR/STTR Support Services

Draft RFP: CENTCOM HQ IDIQ Professional Services (CHIPS)

Air Force RFI: Technical Applications Center Modeling, Software, & Engineering Support II (MOSES II), now METEORS

Air Force Sources Sought: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense SBIR/STTR Information Portal (DSIP) Cloud and Cybersecurity Architecture Support Services

US Marine Corps Sources Sought: Business Operations Optimization Team (MCBOOT) Phase IV Sustainment Support Services

DOD Sources Sought: Defense Small Business Innovation Research Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Office Support Services

To see all of the latest news and insights for the DOD focused Federal agencies, click here.

 

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Federal Health

NIH to re-think NEI Website Design and Digital Products development contract (again)

WOSB led Joint Venture wins FDA Business Process Integration and Solution Architecture contract

Contract Award: FDA CTP Electronic Submissions Legacy Initiative

Fresh Protest Filed: $98M VA Market Area Health System Optimization (MASHO) Veteran Facility Transformation & Healthcare Enhancement (VFTHE) BPA

Contract Award: USAMRDC PPA&E SBIR/STTR Support Services

SAIC recruits industry leader Melinda Pitchford to drive VA growth

VA awards $3M contract for Allyant CommonLook software licenses and maintenance

Matt Gargett takes CTO role with Program Executive Office, Defense Healthcare Management Systems (PEO DHMS)

To see all the latest news and insights for the Fed Health focused Federal agencies, click here.

 

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