OASIS+ a GO; CMS DAPS/DLA JETS 2.0/VA VFTHE Protest📰; IRS BigFix/DHS ApDev/USDA Ops/DEA & NIST Cyber/SPAWAR DevSecOps/DOT RPA/45M USGS ADDSC BPA wins

🌟 OS AI Engage FedGov Event: HUD, FDIC, DHS, CMS and NOAA set to speak at AI, Automation, Acquisition, Data and Digital Transformation event – Hosted at the University of Maryland. Details here.

📢 Celebrate: GSA announces awards for OASIS+ Small Business Set Aside contract – 1,383 small businesses across seven (7) domains. 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.

• Aaron Allen takes on a CIO role at U.S. Army Reserve Command
• Rapidly emerging DoD Contracting SME Shayla Wray takes new role as GS-15 Section Chief at DHS ICE
• CDC Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology leader exits
• CISA taps Acting Deputy Assistant Director for Stakeholder Engagement
• CISA adds industry leader to drive High Value Asset (HVA) program
• GSA TTS adds new Head of Engineering, Login.gov
• Matthew Wilber takes Chief Growth Officer role at PMAT
• Myriddian announces addition of Chris White as its new CISO
• Netvision Resources recruits Krishna Vellakkat from SAIC to serve as VP Strategy
• Ashish Francis joins NetCentrics as VP of Business Development

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

• Protest Filed: $149M CMS Data Analytics and Program Support (DAPS) Award
• Protest Denied: $98M VA MASHO Veteran Facility Transformation & Healthcare Enhancement BPA
• Protest Dismissed: DoD MoDA Instruction and Training Management Support
• Protest Dismissed: USAF ABMS Distributed Battle Management Node Phase II Development
• Protest Withdrawn: US Navy Real Property management system (iNFADs) and financial management systems requirement

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• Courts inch closer to resolution on $12B DLA JETS 2.0 IT Support IDIQ challenges

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⚡Contract Award actions 

• 5 add $45M USGS Architecture & Development Support Services Contract BPA
• Amivero wins DOT FHA RPA Analysis and Development contract
• 8(a) SB beats out 8 to win IRS OCIO BigFix Support Services contract
• Infotrend beats 8 to win $26M DEA Digital Evidence Laboratory Cyber Support contract
• WOSB scores $25M USDA FNS HACS Operations and Assessment Support Services contract
• Electrosoft wins NIST Digital Identity Program Technical Support task
• Contract Award: NIST cybersecurity and privacy risk management services
• WOSB beats out 4 to win NIH NIAID Evaluation Services IDIQ
• Dynanet beats out 3 bidders to win NIH IT support task on CIO-SP3 SB
• Futrend wins CDC FOIA Office Support Services task on CIO-SP3 SB
• Contract Award: $29M FAA PM, Portfolio, Procurement, & Financial Management Support
• Diaconia wins DoD WHS Analytical, Financial, and Program Management Support contract
• Contract Award: $38M US Navy SPAWAR DevSecOps Modernization Support
• 67 awardees named to $975M US Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office Support IDIQ
• Contract Award: $15M US Air Force Zero Trust (ZT) Functional Management Office (FMO) support
• 8(a) STARS III Prime scores US Air Force Network Engineering and System Support task

🚀 The Peel Podcast: AI Revolutionizing GovCon – GovDash has quickly become one of the most evaluated and requested products in the market due to a series of aggressive new product launches and key hires. OS AI sat down with CEO Sean Doherty to discuss what sets this pioneering generative AI platform for government contractors apart and what’s next. Listen here.

🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• Celebrating Five Years of the Digital Services Coalition – Just getting started
• M&A CGI announces intent to acquire Aeyon  – expands Nat Sec and DoD positions
• M&A: Parsons To Acquire BlackSignal Technologies
• Savvier firms may influence who applies for these roles within SSA: Executive Advisor for Health IT Strategy and Chief Data Officer
• CDC focused businesses to know – Here we spotlight the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention focused firms drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

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

• Leidos awarded $823M DISA task order to operate and sustain modernized DoDNet
• CACI Awarded $450M U.S. Space Command’s Joint Navigation Warfare Center support contract
• Clear Ridge Defense wins $113M contract to support USMC Cyberspace Operations
• George Thompson Jr. led A Chief’s Dream Team LLC receives official SDVOSB certification

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🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DHS CBP to award sole source Cargo Systems App Development and O&M Support contract
• Pre-Solicitation: DHS CBP to compete RelativityOne and eDiscovery SME Support task on Alliant 2
• DHA RFP: Contracting and Acquisition Support Services (CASS)
• DOE RFQ: Better Buildings Initiative (BBI) Strategic Partnership Support
• FAA RFI: Low Code Application Platform (LCAP) Tools and Engineering and Integration Support
• Navy Draft RFP: Business Management Support Services (BMSS) for Navy Personnel, Manpower, and Training (PMT) IDIQ