Polaris/120M CMS DSH/DHA DFD/USSF CyberOps/DOE TechSppt/USAID AI SME/DoD DENIX wins; NOAA TRACCS/CMS RMADA 3/Treasury PROTECTS BPA Scoop; New SBA DCIO

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🐝Your Morning Buzz:

• 🚀 Floodgates getting ready to open on $10B Polaris GWAC Small Business Pool ?! Official awards being posted
• 🌟 Check out this list of new SB Alliances formed for 20 leading IT & Consulting firms set to kickstart 2025 across FedCiv (DHS, VA, FDA, CMS, Treasury), DHA and DOD
• Don’t follow Red Team Consulting’s Tris Carpenter and Joe Salgado? Here’s what you missed just yesterday:
  • NIH posted industry day Q&A for $3.6B HHS One Professional Services Solution (HOPSS) multiple award SB set-aside IDIQ
  • GSA FAS posted an RFI to inform upcoming Innovation in SBIR/STTR Phase 3 (IP3) MAC IDIQ (formerly GSA RIO)
  • CMS has released Draft SOW for multi-billion dollar CMS Research Measurement Assessment Design and Analysis 3 (RMADA 3)
  • CENTCOM has released its CENTCOM HQ IDIQ Professional Services (CHIPS) RFP

📢 Don’t be left kicking yourself later on: The 2025 FXPElev8 (Federal Excellence Program) award nominations are due this Friday! This program will recognize deserving high-performing enterprise-level Federal Government Programs and Offices that are delivering on the important missions of the respective agency and doing it the right way. ⏰Deadline is Dec 13. Nominate here.

The Juice🥤: Big Investments do not guarantee Big results, but they do signify intent! Some leaders set to make an impact in 2025:

• SBA taps Douglas Robertson to serve as Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer
• DOE names new Chief Technology Officer for EM Office
• State Dept. Names taps Acting CSO Office of Advanced Analytics leader
• US Digital Services names Anne Marshall to lead Data Science and Engineering
• Akima recruits Russell Aldrich to serve as Vice President of Business Development
• Loyal Source Government Services recruits industry leader Dana Voss to drive Performance Improvement and Quality Assurance
• Tim Gilday takes role as VP, Enterprise Digital Experience Practice at Leidos

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• Potential Treasury PROTECTS 1 BPA SB Primes gear up to bid on Cyber Threat Fusion Center (CTFC) support task

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⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• NOAA Protest Filed: $13M TRACSS Presentation Layer Development contract
• DOJ Protest Dismissed: DEA Medical Surveillance
• US Army: One Protest Denied for H2F CIMT TRADOC Recompete
• Decision Released:  FDA Professional Administrative, and Consulting Services (PACS) protest denial
• Decision Released: GSA OASIS+ IDIQ protest denial
• Decision Released: GSA OASIS+IDIQ protest denial

⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• CMS: WOSB Sparksoft beats out one to win $120M Federal Data Services Hub (HUB) Task
• HHS AHRQ: WOSB ATW Health wins again, adds Patient Safety Surveillance Measurement Technical Assistance contract
• USAID: WOSB HCC Consulting scores M/CIO Artificial Intelligence (AI) Subject Matter Experts support contract
• CFPB: WOSB Diamond Insight wins Organization Development, Facilitation & Coaching Services BPA
• DOE: Cherokee Nation subsidiary adds $25M WPA HQ Technical Support Services contract
• DOE: Afognak Native Corporation subsidiary awarded WPA Professional Support task
• White House: Puyenpa subsidiary awarded Executive Office of the President Transition Support contract
• DHA: BDR Solutions one of four to receive first awards for DIU Digital Front Door Program
• Space Force: ITI and FEDITC JV beats out 10 to win $34M Delta 6 Defensive Cybersecurity Operations contract
• DSCA: Dynanet awarded OPIS Support Services contract
• DOD Contract Award: $15M Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Information Exchange (DENIX) support task
• US Navy: NTT Data wins $46M COMSUBPAC N4 Engineering and Logistics Support task
• US Navy: Chenega subsidiary awarded $17M PdM DE&I IT Support Services contract
• USAF: Command Holdings subsidiary awarded AFIMSC Advisory and Assistance Services Support contract

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

• REI Systems Wins Data.gov Recompete, Extending 15-Year Partnership with GSA
• APV Secures Competitive Contract to Continue Supporting U.S. Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center
• C3 AI and ECS to Modernize U.S. Army Intelligence Collection and Management Systems
• CORAS Achieves DoD IL5 on AWS GovCloud
• Viasat Awarded up to $568 Million IDIQ Contract to Support C5ISR Capabilities for U.S. Defense Forces

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest

• DHS S&T Pre-Solicitation: Financial Support Services
• CMS Pre-Solicitation: Research, Measurement, Assessment, Design, and Analysis 3 IDIQ
• IRS RFI: New Hire Workstation Support / Deskside Support
• IRS RFI: Microsoft 365 (M365) Contractor Support Services
• IRS RFI: $15+M Business Tax Account (BTA) support contract
• Bureau of Fiscal Service (BFS) RFI: oneARC Strategic Support Services (OSSS) BPA Setup
• GSA OCIO RFI: Data Analytics Shared Services (DASS)
• NOAA Sources Sought: FY25 Critical Infrastructure Management Services (CIMS)
• DTRA Presolicitation: CWMD Security Cooperation Engagement Program IDIQ
• United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) RFI: OCIO/G-6 Revolutionary Information Technology Services (RITS)
• USSOCOM RFI: Command, Control, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Transport (C2ISR-T) Notice
• USMC Pre-Solicitation: Tentative Acquisition Strategy for ATS COMS/CIS FTSS V
• USAF RFP: CENTCOM Headquarters IDIQ Professional Services (CHIPS)