SEWP/CDC IT/VA MVP/FEMA/NIH Dev/Treasury DDM/USDA CyberSec Protest Scoop🍦; DHS & USDA CX/NOAA Cloud/FEMA PIV-1/82M Army PM wins; OASIS+ OnRamp Pause?

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🐝The Morning Buzz:

• Two more Pre-award Protests Filed on $60B NASA SEWP VI GWAC
• Robert Turner shared: As GSA tackles new administration’s agenda … OASIS+ on-ramp timing now uncertain
• GovExec and Carahsoft Partner to Expand Access to Government Contracting Tools to the Public Sector
• 👀The JR & Ali Show with Sparksoft’s Mike Finkel: The CMS Non-Forecast, Fed Exit Risks and is HIMSS a Go/No Go? – This episode dives into the potential risks of a mass Fed Departure; how shifts in new tech, fraud prevention, and contract structures will shape the market in FY25; and the latest scoop on planned GovCon attendance at HIMSS. Listen here.

💲#DOGE Scoop – Avert your eyes if you don’t want to watch – we get it

• Agencies given a 45-day deadline to identify Biden era SES career only positions
• GSA plans moving staff to Interior headquarters, as its tech shop anticipates more shakeups
• Shauna Weatherly shared: Okay Feds…time to educate yourself about Reduction in Force

The Juice🥤: These firms are gearing up to make big noise in 2025 and beyond:

• VA names Acting Executive Director – Digital Product Services
• Former VA/HHS/FDA IT Chief Todd Simpson takes CIO role with NCUA
• Former HUD CIO David Chow steps into the role of CEO at Pyramid Systems
• Dev Technology Welcomes Vice President Dominique Stuart 
• GovCIO Resource: Tracking CIOs in Trump’s Second Term
• Seeking your next SME? OPM CTO Al Himler is seeking new opportunities as is Longtime Federal Contracting Officer and GSA Liaison Melissa Ramos

🔍   This is a dynamic marketplace with a lot of comings and goings. To help you keep up with all of the action, check out this report highlighting top Senior Industry and Federal Leaders on the move from this week.

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• The Silent Shred – New Administration Contract Cancellations continue at at NOAA, NIH, DHS and GSA
• $30+M NIH Software Development RFP comes under fire – expect a stall 🚨
• Treasury Dept. goes back to drawing board on DDM Services BPA – new awards coming 🔍
• Green Light for hotly contested USDA RD Salesforce Cybersecurity Support IDIQ?

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⚖ GAO and the Courts – Check out the latest:

• VA Protest Filed: Million Veterans Program (MVP) Data, PM, Communications, and Training Support Services
• CDC Protest Dismissed: $55M IT Services task award on Alliant 2
• FEMA Protest Filed: $75M ORR Strategic Initiatives Technical Assistance (ORR SITA) BPA

🔍 Been heads down working on a proposal? Track all the latest protest activity here or see this report with all protest actions over the past week.

⚡Check out some of the key Contract Awards:

• USDA: Koniag wins $19M USDA CX Office AskUSDA Contact Center contract
• USDA: Watts and Associates beats out 2 to win RMA Oyster Crop Insurance Program support contract
• NOAA: Kollabio and Swingtech JV scores NOAA NESDIS Cloud System Assessment contract
• TSA leverages SBIR Phase III to award TSA CRL CX Data Analysis contract
• FEMA: INSI Cloud adds Personal Identity Verification – Interoperable (PIV-I) task
• DHS CBP inks new 5-year $6M Qualtrics Platform deal on SEWP
• DOC: ClearBridge wins Bureau of Industry and Security Industrial Base Assessment Analysis contract
• HUD: Bixal beats out 2 to win Ginnie Mae E-Curriculum Training Re-Compete
• USAF: NetImpact beats out 15 for $30M Joint Transportation Management System Program OCM Support BPA
• Army: ITC Defense Corp beats out 4 to win $82M Programmatic Support Services contract
• Army: In advance of a new award decision, $40+M PEO Soldier HQ SETA support contract to be extended

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📰 Merger & Acquisition News:

• Booz Allen Tech Spinout Acquired by Cisco
• DMI Announces Strategic Divestiture to Sharpen Focus on Digital Transformation & Managed Services

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

• Introducing NextWave Integrated Solutions: Empowering SB and Federal Orgs
• VTG Wins Seat on $33B DoDIAC Multiple-Award Contract

🎯Events and Updates:

• GOVTECH CONNECTS Austin Roadshow Featuring the VA TAC, OI&T, FSC – VA SES leadership – including the CISO; the Ass Exec Director for TAC; and the Director, Veteran Experience Services Portfolio will share their perspectives on the future of Transformation.
• AND Attending the Road Show? You can also mix and mingle the evening before at a VA Happy Hour hosted by Melinda Pitchford and Eric Gonzales. Details on both here.

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🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• US Coast Guard Presolicitation Forecast: Analytical and Clerical Support Services
• USCIS Forecast: Recompete: Budget and Planning (BPD) Budgetary Support Services
• IRS RFI: CFIUS Case Management System and Outbound Notify System
• State Department RFI: Enterprise Desktop & Application Virtualization, and App Delivery Platform
• USAF Sources Sought: Contracting Support – Davis-Monthan AFB
• USAF RFI: Financial Management and Planning, Programming, Budgeting, & Execution (PPBE) Support
• USAF RFI: Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) Integrated Program Office
• US Marine Corps RFI: Albany I&E Logistical. PM and IT Support Services

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